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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Asaph (Singer living at the time of Divided Monarchy)

A Levite David put in charge of one of the temple choirs. Twelve psalms carry his name, Psalm 50 and Psalms 73 to 83, which means either he wrote them or a guild of musicians kept his name for generations.

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A Levite David put in charge of one of the temple choirs. Twelve psalms carry his name, Psalm 50 and Psalms 73 to 83, which means either he wrote them or a guild of musicians kept his name for generations.

Who this is

Asaph was a Levite David appointed to lead one of the temple's choirs and musical guilds, and his name is attached to twelve psalms, including Psalm 50 and the run from Psalm 73 through 83, suggesting either his personal authorship or a musical guild that continued under his name for generations after him.

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The word

H623

Where it appears
  • 1 Chronicles 6:39
  • 1 Chronicles 15:17
  • 1 Chronicles 15:19
  • 1 Chronicles 16:5
  • 1 Chronicles 16:7
  • 1 Chronicles 16:37
  • 1 Chronicles 25:1
  • 1 Chronicles 25:2
  • 1 Chronicles 25:6
  • 1 Chronicles 25:9
  • 1 Chronicles 26:1
  • 2 Chronicles 5:12
  • 2 Chronicles 20:14
  • 2 Chronicles 29:13
  • 2 Chronicles 29:30
  • 2 Chronicles 35:15
  • Ezra 2:41
  • Ezra 3:10
  • Nehemiah 7:44
  • Nehemiah 11:22
  • Nehemiah 12:35
  • Nehemiah 12:46
  • Psalm 50:1
  • Psalm 73:1
  • Psalm 74:1
  • Psalm 75:1
  • Psalm 76:1
  • Psalm 77:1
  • Psalm 78:1
  • Psalm 79:1
  • Psalm 80:1
  • Psalm 81:1
  • Psalm 82:1
  • Psalm 83:1

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