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Ginzberg, Asher

(Encyclopedia)Ginzberg, Asher: see Ahad Ha-am. ...

(Encyclopedia)Asher ăshˈər [key] [Heb.,=happy], in the Bible, tribe of Israel. Its eponym was Jacob's eighth son. It occupied the northwestern part of ancient Palestine, and its position laid Asher open to influ...

Benjamin, Asher

(Encyclopedia)Benjamin, Asher, 1773–1845, American architect, b. Greenfield, Mass. His Country Builder's Assistant was published in 1797 and The American Builder's Companion, with Daniel Reynard, in 1806. Benjami...

Durand, Asher Brown

(Encyclopedia)Durand, Asher Brown dyo͞orăndˈ [key], 1796–1886, American painter and engraver, b. near Newark, N.J. He established a reputation by his engravings of Trumbull's Signing of the Declaration of Inde...

Ahad Ha-am

(Encyclopedia)Ahad Ha-am äkhädˈ hä-äm [key] [Heb.,=One of the People], 1856–1927, Jewish thinker and Zionist leader, b. Ukraine. Originally named Asher Ginzberg, he adopted his pen name when he published his...

Aser

(Encyclopedia)Aser āˈsər [key], variant of Asher. ...

Serah

(Encyclopedia)Serah sēˈrə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Asher. Her name is also spelled Sarah. ...

Beriah

(Encyclopedia)Beriah bērīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Asher, eponym of the Beriites. 2 Son of Ephraim. ...