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Asaph

Asaph (Generation 38 • Child of Berechiah ): Asaph is a biblical figure in Generation 38, child of Berechiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Levitical Priesthood & High Priests—Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph, Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Asaph (Generation 38 • Child of Berechiah ): Asaph is a biblical figure in Generation 38, child of Berechiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 18 , 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 9 ) Abiasaph (Generation 27 • Child of Korah ): Abiasaph is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Korah . ( Exodus 6:24 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 ) Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph) (Generation 29 • Child of Elkanah ): Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph) is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Elkanah , parent of Assir . ( Exodus 6:24 , 1 Chronicles: 6:23 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 9 ) Berechiah (Generation 37 • Child of Shimea ): Berechiah is a biblical figure in Generation 37, child of Shimea , parent of Asaph. ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 , 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 9 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 25:2 : "Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur, and Joseph , and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king."; 1 Chronicles 6:39 : "And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah , the son of Shimea ,"; Ezra 2:41 : "The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 25 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 25 (31 verses)), 1 Chronicles 16 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 16 (43 verses)), Nehemiah (Old Testament • 13 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Asaph
99% Gen 38
Generation 38 • Child of Berechiah

Asaph is a biblical figure in Generation 38, child of Berechiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 )

Abiasaph
99% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Korah

Abiasaph is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Korah . ( Exodus 6:24 )

Generation 29 • Child of Elkanah

Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph) is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Elkanah , parent of Assir . ( Exodus 6:24 , 1 Chronicles: 6:23 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 )

1 Chronicles 25
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 25 (31 verses)

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph , and of Heman , and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur,... Mentions: David , Asaph, Heman , Joseph , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ).

Berechiah
99% Gen 37
Generation 37 • Child of Shimea

Berechiah is a biblical figure in Generation 37, child of Shimea , parent of Asaph . ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 )

Korah
99% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

Assir
99% Gen 30
Generation 30 • Child of Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph)

Assir is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph ), parent of Tahath . ( 1 Chronicles: 6:23-24 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 )

Elkanah
99% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Assir

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Assir , parent of Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph ). ( Exodus 6:24 , 1 Chronicles: 6:22-23 )

1 Chronicles 16
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 16 (43 verses)

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in th... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Asaph , Zechariah , Jeiel , Canaan , Hosah , Gibeon .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Nehemiah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 13 Chapters

Nehemiah (Old Testament, 13 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Asaph , Berechiah , Zadok . Key places: Jerusalem , Jericho , Gibeon , Mizpah 3 , Zanoah 1 , Keilah . Opens with: "The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,..."

1 Chronicles 26
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 26 (32 verses)

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph . And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai th... Mentions: Asaph , Zechariah , Ashbel (or Jediael?), Elam , Obed , Hosah , Shallecheth , Jordan , Jazer .

2 Chronicles 5
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. Then Solomon assembled the... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Asaph , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt .

Nehemiah 2
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Nehemiah • Chapter 2 (20 verses)

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seein... Mentions: Judah , Asaph , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .

2 Chronicles
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 36 Chapters

2 Chronicles (Old Testament, 36 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Judah , Dan . Key places: Gibeon , Jerusalem , Egypt , Syria , Tyre , Lebanon . Opens with: "And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly...."

Ezra
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."

1 Esdras
99% Apocrypha
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 9 Chapters

1 Esdras ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 9 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Moses , Joram , Aaron . Key places: Jerusalem , Egypt , Carchemish , Euphrates , Megiddo , Judea . Opens with: "AND Josias held the passover in Jerusalem to his Lord, and offered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month;..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

1 Chronicles 6
98% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .

1 Chronicles 9
98% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 9 (44 verses)

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah , who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the p... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Benjamin , Ephraim , Manasseh , Babylon , Jerusalem , Immer , Gibeon .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

2 Chronicles 20
97% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and with them other beside the Ammonites , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat , saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea... Mentions: Moab , Ammon , Ammonites , Jehoshaphat, Judah , Syria , Jerusalem , Seir .

2 Chronicles 29
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 29 (36 verses)

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Abijah , the daughter of Zechariah . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done... Mentions: Hezekiah , Abijah , Zechariah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Eden , Kidron .

2 Chronicles 35
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 35 (27 verses)

Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem : and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, And said unto the Levites that taught all Israe... Mentions: Josiah , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Moses , Jerusalem , Egypt , Carchemish , Euphrates , Megiddo .

2 Kings 18
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2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Abi, the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Ahaz , Judah , David , Jerusalem , Assyria , Gaza , Samaria , Halah .

Exodus 6
95% Chapter
Exodus • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

Then the Lord said unto Moses , Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses , and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham , unto Isaa... Mentions: Moses, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt , Hezron , Hebron .

Ezra 2
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Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .

Ezra 3
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Ezra • Chapter 3 (13 verses)

And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem . Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and his brethren, and b... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Moses , Judah , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Tyre , Lebanon , Joppa .

Isaiah 36
95% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .

Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .

Nehemiah 11
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Nehemiah • Chapter 11 (36 verses)

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. N... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Zechariah , Jerusalem, Solomon's , Immer , Ophel , Dibon 1 .

Nehemiah 12
93% Chapter
Nehemiah • Chapter 12 (47 verses)

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua : Seraiah , Jeremiah , Ezra , Amariah , Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Mentions: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Seraiah , Ezra , Amariah , Jeshua , Jerusalem , Gilgal 1 , Geba 1 , Azmaveth .

Numbers 1
93% Chapter
Numbers • Chapter 1 (54 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai , in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt , saying, Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , afte... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Reuben , Simeon , Sinai , Egypt , Ephraim , Dan .

1 Esdras 1
93% Chapter
1 Esdras • Chapter 1 (58 verses)

AND Josias held the passover in Jerusalem to his Lord, and offered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month; having set the priests according to their daily courses, being arrayed in their vestments, in the temple of the Lord. And he spoke to the Levites , the temple-s... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Moses , Joram , Jerusalem , Egypt , Carchemish , Euphrates , Megiddo .

1 Esdras 5
92% Chapter
1 Esdras • Chapter 5 (73 verses)

After this were the chiefs of fathers’ houses chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem ... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Judah , Moab , Jerusalem , Persia , Babylon , Elam .

Heman
69% Gen 46
Generation 46 • Child of Joel

Heman is a biblical figure in Generation 46, child of Joel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 )

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Chronicles 25:2 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 25 KJV

Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur, and Joseph , and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

And his brother Asaph , who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah , the son of Shimea ,

The singers: the children of Asaph , an hundred twenty and eight.

The singers: the children of Asaph , an hundred forty and eight.

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah , Jeiel , and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab , and Benaiah, and Obed –edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

So the singers, Heman , Asaph , and Ethan , were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David , and Asaph , and Heman , and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel : and of the sons of Asaph ; Zechariah , and Mattaniah:

And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri , the son of Asaph ;

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph .

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1 Chronicles 25:9 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 25 KJV

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph : the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Then came forth unto him Eliakim , Hilkiah 's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah , Asaph 's son, the recorder.

So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel ; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan , the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph :

And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

Then came Eliakim , the son of Hilkiah , that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah , the son of Asaph , the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah , the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel , the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph , came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab–shakeh.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David , and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

1 Chronicles 25:6 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 25 KJV

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph , Jeduthun, and Heman .

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Of the sons of Asaph , the singers were over the business of the house of God.

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