“ Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. ”
- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה m e kêrāh , “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitat...
Out of Asher his (p) bread [shall be] fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. (p) He will abound in corn and pleasant fruits.
The Blessing of Jacob. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a mere collection of originally isolated utterances o...
20. Out of Asher. The inheritance of Asher is but just alluded to, which he declares shall be fruitful in the best and finest wheat, so that it shall need no foreign supply of food, having ab...
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Out of Asher, &c.— The meat of Asher shall be fat, is Durell's rendering; who observes, that this patriarch (whose name implies happiness ) had the satisfaction to hear his father declare, i...
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat. [Considering mem (m), as we have done, as connected with the last word in the prev...
Jacob Blesses his Twelve Sons It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying patriarch respecting the future of his sons, but wi...
Asher. — The territory of this tribe, extending along the coast from Mount Carmel to Lebanon, was very productive. Zebulun, the trading tribe, could reach the sea only through their possessions.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1-22 ; Genesis 49:1-33 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does...
Joseph Specially Blessed Genesis 49:13-27 The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28 . Notice the...
Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the allusions are difficult to follow, and the connection...
Deuteronomy 33:24 . How precious is that promise made to Asher: Deuteronomy 33:25 . And how very sweet have the LORD'S people found it in all ages!
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat ,.... Which signifies that this tribe would have a sufficiency of food out of their own land, without being obliged to others, and that it would be of the best so...
Out of Asher his bread [shall be] fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. Ver. 20. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat. ] The "heart of the wheat," as the psalmist hath it. Psa 81:16 Or, choicest...
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat This implies that it should be a rich tribe, replenished not only with bread for necessity, but with fatness , with dainties, royal dainties , and these expo...
JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief. His perception of God's ways became much more cle...
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens...
i.e. Out of the land of Asher. Or, As for or concerning Asher, his bread-corn shall be fuller and sweeter and better than ordinary; and he shall yield royal dainties; not only oil for ointm...
“Asher's food will be rich, and he will yield royal dainties.” It would appear that Asher has ventured into catering. He may even have been given a position in Pharaoh's palace. He is thus eating e...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:14 . A strong ass.] Heb. An ass of bone. “The figure here employed has nothing mean about it. The Oriental ass is a more stately animal than the Western.” ( Lange )—...
Genesis 48 and 49 (with Deuteronomy 33 and Judges 5 ) Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not co...
l, 2. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob;...
Genesis 49:2 . Gather yourselves together. This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3 . Reuben. Jacob here seems to enumerate the excellenci...
Zebulun. .. Issachar. .. Dan. .. Gad. .. Asher. .. Naphtali. .. Benjamin The blessings of Zebulun, &c. : Consider these blessings-- I. IN THEIR VARIETY. 1. Maritime power. 2. Husb...
EXPOSITION Genesis 49:1 And Jacob (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) called (by means of messengers) unto his sons ( i.e. the others who were then absent), a...
The Prophecy upon Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin
Genesis 30:13 Genesis 46:17 Deuteronomy 33:24 Deuteronomy 33:25 Joshua 19:24-31
Concerning Asher, he foretells, That it should be a rich tribe, replenished not only with bread for necessity, but with fatness, with dainties, royal dainties, and these exported out of Asher, to o...