Genesis 46:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.”
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“The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 46:17 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 30:13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- Genesis 35:26And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- Genesis 49:20Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- Numbers 1:13from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
- Numbers 1:40From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 26:44These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
- Numbers 26:46And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.
- Deuteronomy 33:24And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 7:30The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:31The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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