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The blessing of Jacob describes Zebulun as a maritime tribe (Gen 49,13 ). This, and the description of Zebulun and Issachar in the Blessing of Moses (Deut 33,18-19), led the Rabbis to assume that the tribe of Zebulun was engaged in commerce, including overseas trade. The inheritance of Zebulun is described in Josh 19,10-16 as separated from the sea by the inheritance of the tribe of Asher. Curiously, Asher 's blessing has no reference to his allotment by the sea, from Mount Carmel northward, not in the Blessing of Jacob nor in the Blessing of Moses. Only in the Song of Deborah is Asher described as a coastal tribe. This description is quite similar to that of Zebulun in the Blessing of Jacob. The reign of Solomon, who collaborated in the Tyrian commerce, can explain how Zebulun suits a blessing of benefit from the abundance of the sea. Keywords: Asher; maritime tribe; Tyrian commerce; Zebulun
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