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Numbers 1:40

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¶ Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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  1. Genesis 30:12–13Rank 1 from verse 40
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    12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

    13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

  2. Genesis 46:27Rank 2 from verse 40
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    27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

  3. Genesis 49:20Rank 3 from verse 40
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    20¶ Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

  4. Numbers 26:44–47Rank 4 from verse 40
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    44Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

    45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

    46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

    47These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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Numbers 1:40

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

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twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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able

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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

40¶ Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

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