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Righteous Patriarch Asher

Also known as Asher son of Jacob

The eighth son of the Patriarch Jacob and the second by Zilpah, and forefather of the tribe of Asher, whose portion was blessed with richness and oil.

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The eighth son of the Patriarch Jacob and the second by Zilpah, and forefather of the tribe of Asher, whose portion was blessed with richness and oil.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; Genesis 29–30, 49