The Descendants of Asher

30 The sons of Asher were Imnah , Ishvah , Ishvi and Beriah , and Serah their sister . 31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel , who was the father of Birzaith . 32 Heber became the father of Japhlet , Shomer and Hotham , and Shua their sister . 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach , Bimhal and Ashvath . These were the sons of Japhlet . 34 The sons of Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah , Jehubbah and Aram . 35 The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah , Imna , Shelesh and Amal . 36 The sons of Zophah were Suah , Harnepher , Shual , Beri and Imrah , 37 Bezer , Hod , Shamma , Shilshah , Ithran and Beera . 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh , Pispa and Ara . 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah , Hanniel and Rizia . 40 All these were the sons of Asher , heads of the fathers' houses , choice and mighty men of valor , heads of the princes . And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26,000 e men .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:30-40

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Genealogies.

Here is no account either of Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they only should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of Dan, that idolatry began in that colony which fixed in Laish, and called it Dan, Revelation 7. Men become abominable when they forsake the worship of the true God, for any creature object.