Asaph
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Asaph is a biblical figure known as a prominent Levite musician and seer associated with King David, traditionally credited with composing several of the Psalms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asaph canonical | 12 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Levite
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ musician ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King David
ⓘ
King Solomon ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
Psalm 50
ⓘ
Psalm 73 ⓘ Psalm 74 ⓘ Psalm 75 ⓘ Psalm 76 ⓘ Psalm 77 ⓘ Psalm 78 ⓘ Psalm 79 ⓘ Psalm 80 ⓘ Psalm 81 ⓘ Psalm 82 ⓘ Psalm 83 ⓘ |
| family | sons of Asaph ⓘ |
| function | prophesied with lyres, harps, and cymbals ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | guild of temple singers ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Divrei Hayamim
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Chronicles
Books of Chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles
Psalms ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| notableFor |
Psalms attributed to Asaph
ⓘ
liturgical music ⓘ prophetic worship ⓘ |
| position | chief musician ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
leader of temple music
ⓘ
psalmist ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| servedUnder |
King David
ⓘ
King Solomon ⓘ |
| serviceLocation |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Tabernacle of David ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
ⓘ
surface form:
United Monarchy of Israel
|
| title | seer of the king ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
| worshipContext | Temple worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.