Asher

Size: First Census: 41,500. Second Census: 53,400. The tribe significantly increased.

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Location: Northern coastal region along the Mediterranean Sea.

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Jacob's Blessing: "Asher's food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king" (Gen. 49:20).

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Moses' Blessing: "Let {Asher} be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil" (Deut. 33:24).

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Notable: Asher is not included in King David's list of chief rulers, possibly indicating that by the time of David the tribe has lost its significance (1 Chron. 27: 16-22). The prophetess Anna, who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah, was from the tribe of Asher (Luke 2:36-38).