THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Notice that Leah also embraced the children born from a handmaid, and she regarded herself as blessed and deserving of honor due to their arrival.
Genesis 30:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֔ה בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י כִּ֥י אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי בָּנ֑וֹת וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אָשֵֽׁר׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Nilus of Sinai
You are eager to understand the meanings behind the names of the patriarchs. I will share these with you. Asher signifies abundance or happiness.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Luke 1:48Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
- Song 6:9Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?
- Gen 49:20Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.
- Gen 35:26The sons of Zelpha, Lia's handmaid: Gad and Aser: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria.
- Prov 31:28Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.
- Gen 46:17The sons of Aser: Jamne and Jesua, and Jessuri and Beria, and Sara their sister. The sons of Beria: Heber and Melchiel.
- Deut 33:24To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- Deut 33:25His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.