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Serah. Serach bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daughter of Asher, the son of Jacob. She is one of the seventy members of the patriarch's family who emigrated from Canaan to Egypt, [1] and her name occurs in connection with the census taken by Moses in the wilderness. [2]
In questa vignetta midrashica, Serah è una donna estremamente anziana che può testimoniare, in prima persona, il miracolo della separazione del Mare di Canne. Nella sua saggezza, è in grado di comprendere e partecipare alla discussione aggadica condotta nel bet-midrash.
Serach, daughter of Asher, is mentioned by name twice in the Torah—in the list of Jacob’s descendants who go down to Egypt and in the census in Numbers—without any details about her life. Midrash grants her immortality and places her at key junctures in the stories of the descent to Egypt, of the Exodus, and even of King David’s reign ...
8 Fascinating Facts About Serach, Daughter of Asher. By Menachem Posner. Art by Sefira Lightstone. 1. She Is Mentioned Just Twice By Name in Scripture. It is relatively unusual for a woman to be listed in the Torah. For example, while we are told the names of 12 of Jacob ’s sons, we know the name of just one daughter, Dinah.
Serah, daughter of Asher, is mentioned in the Bible in the count of the Israelites who went down to Egypt (Genesis 46:17) and in the enumeration of the Israelites at the steppes of Moab (Numbers 26:46).
- Tamar Kadari
In this midrashic vignette, Serah is an extremely old woman who can testify, in the first person, to the miracle of the parting of the Reed Sea. In her wisdom, she is capable of comprehending, and participating in, the aggadic discussion conducted in the bet-midrash.
Serah was Jacob's son Asher's daughter. In the Midrash, she is thought to never have died, following the Jewish people wherever they may be. Jewish texts and source sheets about Serah the Daughter of Asher from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library.
