Charles Ellicott Commentary Deuteronomy 33:24

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:24

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:24

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil." — Deuteronomy 33:24 (ASV)

Let Asher be blessed with children. —It can be translated “more blessed than all sons.” Rashi quotes an old saying, “You will not find among all the tribes one so blessed with children as Asher, and I cannot say why.”

Let him be acceptable to his brethren, and ... dip his foot in oil.—The fertility of Asher’s inheritance is probably alluded to. There is no tribe of which so little is recorded in history. The happiest lives are sometimes the least eventful.