20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. …
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-21)Here we have Jacob’s prophecy concerning six of his sons. I. Concerning Zebulun (Gen. 49:13), that his posterity should have their lot upon the seacoast, and should be merchants, and mariners, and traders at sea. This was fulfilled when, two or three hundred years after, the land of Canaan was divided by lot, and the border of Zebulun went up towards the sea , Josh. 19:11. Had they chosen their lo…
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