אשר was born in 2198. אשר's father was יעקב ישראל and his mother is זילפה. His paternal grandparents were יצחק and רבקה. He is the youngest of two children. He has a brother named גד. He had ten half-brothers and a half-sister, named ראובן, שמעון, לוי, יהודה, יששכר, זבולון, דן, נפתלי, יוסף, בנימין and דינה.
אשר and Hadurath bint are married (further details are not known).
They have five sons and a daughter, named בריעה, ימנה, ישוה, ישוי, שרח and Descendants of.