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== Entry into Egypt ==
== Entry into Egypt ==
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Asher entered [[Egypt]] permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2296-2302 AM (1708-1701 BC). He was 46 years old at the time and had four named sons ([[Jimnah]], [[Ishuah]], [[Isui]], and [[Beriah]]) and a daughter ([[Serah]]). ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=17}})
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Asher entered [[Egypt]] permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2296-2302 AM (1708-1701 BC). He was 46 years old at the time and had four named sons ([[Jimnah]], [[Ishuah]], [[Isui]], and [[Beriah]]) and a daughter ([[Serah]]). ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=17}})
In his deathbed blessing of Asher, [[Jacob]] said: {{Bible quote|Asher's food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king.|book=Genesis|chap=49|verses=20}}
== Asher in fiction ==
Asher appears in an undistinguished (and probably accurate) role in multiple [[motion picture]] and [[television]] projects depicting the life and career of [[Joseph]]
==References==
==References==