Remember that Leah is the daughter of Laban, a relative and contemporary of Abraham. Jacob had worked for seven years for Rachel, but instead was tricked into marrying Leah. Then he had to work seven more years for Rachel.
After the 14 years, when both were wives of Jacob, they entered into a contest as to how many children they could produce, even enlisting their handmaids as concubines for their husband.
Asher was the progeny of Jacob and the handmaid of Leah, who had already borne some children to Jacob.
It is educational to see that the Prophetess Anna was married only once and relatively briefly. Once she was widowed at a young age, she went into temple service and did not re-marry. Well before her time, Jewish society had become strictly monogamous, at least among the strict observers.
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