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Joshua 19:24 Cross-References
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“And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.”
Joshua 19:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 19:24
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. The narrative now transitions from Issachar's inheritance to Asher's allotment, Jacob's eighth son born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant (Genesis 30:12-13). The name 'Āshēr (אָשֵׁר) means "happy" or "blessed," reflecting Leah's exclamation: "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." This etymology proved prophetic—Asher's tribal territory along the Mediterranean coast and western Galilee included some of Canaan's most fertile and prosperous land.Jacob's blessing pronounced: "Out of Asher his ...
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