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Asher is a character in the Book of Genesis. Asher may also refer to: * Tribe of Asher, one of the biblical Twelve Tribes of Israel, founded by Asher * Asher (name), a given name and surname * Asher, Oklahoma, a town * Asher Creek, a stream in Missouri, U.S. * Asher Space Research Institute, a research center in Israel * Asher Guitars & Lap Steels, a guitar manufacturer * ''Asher'' (film) See also * Ashers Ashers is a locality in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated east of Invercargill on the Southern Scenic Route as it runs between Kapuka and Gorge Road. Other nearby settlements include Oteramika to the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher
Asher ( he, אָשֵׁר ''’Āšēr''), in the Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, ( "In the beginning") ..., was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob's eighth son) and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Asher. Name The text of the Torah states that the name of ''Asher'' means "happy" or "blessing", implying a derivation from the Hebrew language, Hebrew term ''osher'' in two variations—''beoshri'' (meaning ''in my good fortune''), and ''ishsheruni'', which some textual criticism, textual scholars who embrace the JEDP hypothesis attribute to different sources—one to the Yahwist and the other to the Elohist. The Bible states that at his birth Leah exclaimed, "Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: so she called his name Asher", mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe Of Asher
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Asher was one of the Tribes of Israel descended from Asher (), the eighth son of Jacob. It is one of the ten lost tribes. Biblical narrative According to the biblical Book of Joshua, following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes. According to biblical scholar Kenneth Kitchen, one should date this conquest slightly after 1200 BC.Kitchen, Kenneth A. (2003), "On the Reliability of the Old Testament" (Grand Rapids, Michigan. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company)() This is referred to as a 'late date' with the main alternative of around 1500 BC referred to as the 'early date' for both the Exodus and conquest of Canaan. Waltke, Bruce (1990), "The Date of the Conquest" (Westminster Theological Journal 52.2 (Fall 1990): 181-200./ref>In opposition to both of these views, many critical scholars holds that the conquest of Joshua as described in the Book of Joshua neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher (name)
Asher is an English and Germanic occupational surname for an ash maker, derived from the Midd English surname "Aschere" or from German " Äscher"(Ashman). It could also be a form of the Old English surname "Æsċer"(Æsċe +ere), meaning someone who lived by an ash tree or ash grove, suffix denoting an inhabitant. It is also a common Jewish and Christian first name, as well as a Jewish surname, and is the name of Asher the son of Israel in the Hebrew Biblehttps://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=asher —therefore unrelated to the Old English or Germanic occupational root. Jacob said that the land of Asher would have rich food and delicacies fit for kings. Moses also gave a blessing to each of the twelve tribes. Moses' blessing said that Asher would be blessed with sons, pleasing to his brothers, and have his foot immersed in oil. People with the surname * Alec Asher (born 1991), baseball player * Alexander Asher (1835–1905), Scottish politician * Allan Asher (born 1951), Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher, Oklahoma
Asher is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The population was 393 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, a decline of 6.2 percent from the figure of 419 in 2000. Geography Asher is located at (34.988580, -96.926550), at the intersection of U.S. Route 177 in Oklahoma, U.S. Highway 177 and Oklahoma State Highway 39, State Highway 39 in Pottawatomie County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Nearby areas Asher is approximately south of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma, I-40 and east of Interstate 35 in Oklahoma, I-35. Nearby cities (with 15,000+ population) include Ada, Oklahoma, Ada (21 miles south) and Shawnee, Oklahoma, Shawnee (27 miles north). Asher is located two miles (3 km) west of Chisholm Spring, Oklahoma, Chisholm Spring, once the site of a trading post operated by Jesse Chisholm, for whom the famous cattle trail was named. A Chisholm family home and cemetery are also locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Creek
Asher Creek is a stream in Greene and Polk counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Sac River. The stream headwaters are just north of Willard at and the confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ... with Little Sac is at at an elevation of 899 feet. The stream flows north to northwest passing under Route AC and past Cave Spring and on passing west of Sacville and under Route BB to enter Polk County and its confluence with the Little Sac River southwest of Morrisville. Asher Creek has the name of Samuel Asher, a pioneer citizen. See also * List of rivers of Missouri References Rivers of Greene County, Missouri Rivers of Polk County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{GreeneCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Space Research Institute
The Norman and Helen Asher Space Research Institute (ASRI) is a specialized institute dedicated to multidisciplinary scientific research at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel. ASRI was established in 1984. Its members come from five Technion faculties, and it has a technical staff of Technion scientists in a variety of space-related fieldsPhysics Aerospace EngineeringMechanical Engineering Electrical EngineeringAutonomous SystemsanComputer Sciences. ASRI is a leading space research center in Israel and is involved in the development of space systems based on advanced and innovative technologies, as well as education through advanced degrees. History Technion is Israel's oldest university, founded in 1912 to bring young people the technical skills they would need to build a nation. In the spirit of anticipating future needs, Technion established the faculty of Aeronautical Engineering in 1948. At the time, it was the only place in Israel teaching and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Guitars & Lap Steels
William Allen Asher (born 24 July 1964) is a Californian-born luthier (guitar maker) in the Los Angeles area. He has been in the guitar repair and restoration business for over 30 years and has been building high-end, custom guitars for 15 years. He is best known for helping revive the lap steel guitar instrument into popular music by creating a modern-day lap steel guitar that is now used in a variety of musical genres. Early life Asher was born in Santa Monica, California, and is the son of actress Elizabeth Montgomery and director William Asher. He was brought up in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Bev ... and lived with his brother Robert and sister Rebecca. He attended El Rodeo School, then Beverly Hills High School. He graduated from University Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher (film)
''Asher'' (titled ''Hitman: Redemption'' in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky. Premise Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be. Cast * Ron Perlman as Asher * Famke Janssen as Sophie * Peter Facinelli as Uziel * Marta Milans as Marina * Richard Dreyfuss as Avi * Jacqueline Bisset as Dora * Ned Eisenberg as Abram * Guy Burnet as Lyor * William Perry as Black Fella * Blake Perlman as Hannah * Joseph Siprut as Craig * Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Latin Man * Charles DelGatto as Bodega Clerk Production Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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