Asaph 1507588 179423798 2007-12-21T17:36:56Z 91.132.41.129 '''Asaph''' (Hebrew for "God has gathered") may refer to: * [[Asaph Hall]], 19th century astronomer * [[Saint Asaph]], first Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Asaph in Wales * The [[Diocese of Saint Asaph]] * [[St. Asaph]], a town in North Wales '''Asaph''' also refers to four men from the [[Old Testament]]: * Asaph, the father of [[Joah]] ([[2 Kings]] 18:18, 37) * Asaph, son of Berachiah the [[Gershonite]] ([[2 Chronicles]] 20:14) * Asaph, a Levite descendant of [[Kohath]] (1 Chr. 26:1) * Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest under the Persian king [[Artaxerxes I Longimanus]] ([[Nehemiah]] 2:8) Asaph Meaning: convener, or collector (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" (2 Chr. 29:30). The "sons of Asaph," mentioned in 1 Chr. 25:1, 2 Chr. 20:14, and Ezra 2:41, were his descendants, or more probably a class of poets or singers who recognized him as their master. (2.) The "recorder" in the time of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 37). (3.) The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a "letter" that he might give him timber for the temple at Jerusalem (Neh. 2:8). {{disambig}} [[el:Ασάφ]] [[he:אסף]]