People of the Bible

Asaph (Levite)

Tribe of Levi

Family

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 32 verses

1 Chronicles: 6:39, 15:17, 15:19, 16:5, 16:7, 16:37, 25:1, 25:2, 25:6, 25:9
2 Chronicles: 5:12, 20:14, 29:13, 29:30, 35:15
Ezra: 2:41, 3:10
Nehemiah: 7:44, 11:22, 12:35, 12:46
Psalms: 73:1, 74:1, 75:1, 76:1, 77:1, 78:1, 79:1, 80:1, 82:1, 83:1
Isaiah: 36:3

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.