And the sons of Asher,.... Another son of Jacob by Leah's maid Zilpah, whose sons were,Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; who is called Sarah, Nu 26:46, and by the Septuagint here.
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Genesis 46:17
Genesis 46:17
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