Person Old Testament
Serah
Also known as Serah =ESV, NIV, KJV; Sarah =KJV
Serah was the daughter of Asher and the sister of Asher's sons, as mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Asher. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 46:17.
Why it matters. Daughter of Asher, sister of Asher's sons
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Serah
Serah is mentioned in Gen.46.17, Num.26.46, and 1Ch.7.30 as the daughter of Asher, one of the sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). In the genealogies of the tribe of Asher, Serah is consistently listed alongside Asher's sons, indicating her significance within the family. The fact that Serah is mentioned by name, while other daughters are not, suggests that she may have played a notable role or had a unique story associated with her. However, the biblical text does not provide any further details about her life or the reason for her inclusion in the genealogies.
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.
- Parents
- Asher
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.