Asa
Who he was
Asa was a Levite mentioned in a list of people who resettled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He was a gatekeeper and the son of Berechiah, the son of Asa. The Levites were responsible for various duties in the temple, including serving as gatekeepers. Asa's mention in this context suggests that he was part of the group of Levites who returned to Jerusalem to help restore worship at the temple.
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Family
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain