Asher, Tribe of
Asher, Tribe of (אָשֵׁרִי, asheriy; אֲשׁוּרִי, ashuriy; אָשֵׁר, asher). The descendants of the patriarch Asher, eighth son of Jacob (Num 1:13, 40; 10:26; 26:44, 47; 34:27; Josh 19:24; 19:31; Judg 1:31, 32; 1 Chr 7:40, 12:36; Luke 2:36; Rev 7:6). The “Ashurites” in 2 Sam 2:9 are likely Asherites. For