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Asaah
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or Asaah
(Heb. Asayah', עֲשָׂיָה, constituted by Jehavxh; Sspt. Ἀσαϊ v α or Ἀσαϊ v ας v. r. Ἀσά in 1 Chronicles 1:5), the name of four men.
1. The son of Haaiah (1 Chronicles 6:30) and chief of the 220 Levites of the family of Merari, appointed by David to remove the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom, and afterward to take charge of the singing exercises (1 Chronicles 15:6; 1 Chronicles 15:11). B.C. cir. 1043. 2. The head of one of the families of the tribe of Simeon, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:36, as dispossessing the descendants of Ham from the rich pastures near Gador in the time of Hezekiah, B.C. cir. 712.
3. A servant of Josiah, sent with others to consult the prophetess Huldah concerning the book of the law found in the Temple (2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14 [where the name is less correctly Anglicized "Asahiah"]; 2 Chronicles 34:20). B.C. 623.
4. The "first-born" of the Shilonites (q.v.) who returned to Jerusalem after the captivity (1 Chronicles 9:5). B.C. 536. (See MAASEIAH) 9.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Asaah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/asaah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
