Creation & Patriarchs
Birth of Asher
Birth of Asher is dated ≈ 1922 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1752 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Genesis 30:12–13. Asher, Jacob (Israel), Zilpah are part of it.
When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1922 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1752 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.