Genesis 30:13 meaning and explanation

Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Genesis 30:13, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Leah speaks these words after her servant Zilpah bears Jacob a second son, the eighth child credited to Leah's household in the rivalry with Rachel. The name Asher comes from the Hebrew asher, meaning happy or blessed, and Leah's joy is tied to how other women now speak of her.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app