| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Asher |
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( sh´ r) (KEY) [Heb.,=happy], in the Bible, tribe of Israel. Its eponym was Jacob’s eighth son. It occupied the northwestern part of ancient Palestine, and its position laid Asher open to influence from other nations and attacks by them. It seems to have become insignificant early in Jewish history. The name occurs in Egyptian inscriptions. An alternate spelling is Aser. |
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