Asaph (biblical figure)

Asaph (English: /ˈeɪ.sæf/ Ay-saf;^[1] Hebrew: אָסָף ’Āsāp̄, "Gather"^[2]) is the name of three men from the Hebrew bible. The articles related to the son of Berachiah and descendant of Kohath refer to the same person.

Asaph, the father of Joah (2 Kings 18:18–37)
Asaph, son of Berachiah the Gershonite (2 Chronicles 20:14). Together with Heman, the grandson of the Israelite prophet Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:24, or 1 Chronicles 6:39 in non-Hebrew translations), he and his male descendants were set aside by King David to worship God in song and music (1 Chronicles 15:16–17). He authored Psalm 50, and Psalms 73 to 83.

Asaph, a Levite descendant of Kohath (1 Chronicles 26:1)
Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest under the Persian king Artaxerxes I Longimanus (Nehemiah 2:8)

^ BibleSpeak; biblespeak.org (2016-06-20). "How to Pronounce / Say Asaph by Bible Speak Pronunciation". Bible Speak. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
'^ A concise English-Hebrew Dictionary by H. Danby and M. H. Segal, Dvir Publishing, Tel Aviv, 1962

[1] BibleSpeak; biblespeak.org (2016-06-20). "How to Pronounce / Say Asaph by Bible Speak Pronunciation". Bible Speak. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

[2] '^ A concise English-Hebrew Dictionary by H. Danby and M. H. Segal, Dvir Publishing, Tel Aviv, 1962

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