Person Old Testament
Aher
Aher was a son of Shemer, a descendant of Asher. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:12.
Why it matters. Son of Shemer, from the tribe of Asher
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Aher
Aher is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher. He was the son of Shemer, who was a descendant of Asher through Beriah. No further details about Aher's life or role are provided in the biblical text. (1Ch.7.12).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)