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Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy." She named him Asher.
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Asher: A Name of Happiness
Commentators unanimously explain that the name 'Asher' means 'happy,' 'blessed,' or 'prosperity.' Leah's exclamation, 'Happy am I!' reflects her personal joy and her belief that other women ('the daughters') would now recognize her as blessed because of her growing family of sons.
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Bishop
Leah ... took Zilpah ... : By ceasing to bear, Leah had lost her one hold upon her husband’s affection, and to re…
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And Leah said Upon the birth of the second son by her maid: happy am I or, "in my happiness"; o…
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