In fact, an olive tree was the symbol of the tribe. And [then] the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war [and] to battle [was] twenty and six thousand men. And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 5 So they resolved to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem, since they had not done it for a long time in the prescribed manner. And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. This requires courage and at times self-sacrifice.
It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. Asher and MetallurgyThe Tribe of Asher was to produce an expansive metallurgical industry and much of the production attributed by researchers to "Syrians" and "Phoenicians" in general may have derived from them as well as from the Tribe of Dan. In addition to his musical daughter Serah, the Midrash notes that Asher’s daughters beautiful and married to high priests who were anointed with olive oil” Perhaps these daughters used lotions of olive oil, for, just as Jacob predicted, Asher settled into a fertile territory that was particularly bountiful with olive trees.
The Philistines were in the southeast around the area of Gad etc BUT we also find an enclave of Philistines in the north in the region of Asher. The Midrash Rabah describes the standard of Asher as depicting an olive tree and Asher was associated with olive oil.
The vine, the fig, the lemon and the orange flourish. Ashur was blessed to be a warrior. Genesis 30:13 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. Hebrew "Yicachashu" from the root "CaCHaSh". They were quite powerful with a far-reaching influence and well-developed civilization. Genesis 35:26 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram. New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Asher is identified with the name Jeshurun meaning Israel. We find the name Jeshurun used in verses following on from the Blessing of Moses to Asher. The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. Here are 39 verses related and 3 definitions to Asher. – Deuteronomy 33:24-25 (NET). – 2 Chronicles 30:1-12 (bold and italics, mine). In the End Times the Tribe of Asher will return together with the other Israelite Tribes.