Ebiasaph
Ebiasaph, also known as Abiasaph or Asaph, was a Levite descendant of Korah and an ancestor of temple gatekeepers.
The name Ebiasaph means “a father that gathers or adds”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 6:24; referred to as Ebiasaph (אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף), Abiasaph (אֲבִיאָסָף), or Asaph (אָסָף); son of Korah; a brother of Assir and Elkanah; father of Assir and Kore.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- אֲבִיאָסָףAbiasaphmeans “consuming father; gathering”
- אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָףEbiasaph
- אָסָףAsaphmeans “who gathers together”
Mentions
- Exodus 6:24אֲבִיאָסָף · AbiasaphThe sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
- 1 Chronicles 6:23אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף · EbiasaphElkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:37אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף · Ebiasaph…the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:19אֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָף · EbiasaphShallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1אָסָף · AsaphThese were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.