Asher

Asher
Asher
אָשֵׁר
	Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán (from Jacob and his twelve sons, c. 1640–45)
Pronunciation	Asher
Born	2 Shevat or 20 Shevat
Died	(aged 123)
Spouses	Adon (first wife); Hadurah (second wife);
Children	Sons through Hadurah: Imnah (son) ; Ishvah (son) ; Ishvi (son) ; Beriah (son) ; Serah (daughter) ;
Parents	Jacob (father); Zilpah (mother);
Relatives	Reuben (half brother); Simeon (half brother); Levi (half brother); Judah (half brother); Dan (half brother); Naphtali (half brother); Gad (brother); Issachar (half brother); Zebulun (half brother); Dinah (half sister); Joseph (half brother); Benjamin (half brother);

Asher (Biblical Hebrew: אָשֵׁר, romanized: ’Āšēr), in the Book of Genesis, was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah, who was the handmaid of Jacob's wife Leah, and Jacob's eighth son overall. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Asher.