Genesis 49:20
Asher: his bread will be fat, and he will provide delicacies to the kings.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
In Context
19Gad, being girded, will fight before him. And he himself will be girded backward.
21Naphtali is a stag sent forth, offering words of eloquent beauty.
Cross References
Genesis 30:13And Leah said, “This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed.” Because of this, she called him Asher.
Deuteronomy 33:24Likewise, to Asher he said: “Let Asher be blessed with sons. Let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Joshua 19:31This is the possession of the sons of Asher, by their families, and the cities and their villages.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:14-22
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: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I… Read the whole commentary →