Asher was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and thus one of the patriarchal heads of Israel’s tribes. His life and legacy are not given to us as a modern biography, but as covenant history: who he was is shown through his birth within Jacob’s household, his place among the tribes, the prophetic words spoken over him, and the later history of the tribe that bore his name. Asher’s story therefore must be read through the historical-grammatical lens of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and...