Asaiah (Hebrew: עשיה "God made me") was the personal secretary of
Josiah
Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu; la, Iosias was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh. Josiah is credited by most biblical s ...
, king of
Judah in the 7th century BCE, and according to the
Bible
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(
II Kings
The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...
, Chapter 22, and
Books of Chronicles
The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third sect ...
2, Chapter 34), is one of Josiah's deputation to the prophet
Huldah
Huldah ( he, חֻלְדָּה ''Ḥuldā'') was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in and . According to the Bible, she was a prophetess. After the discovery of a book of the Law during renovations at Solomon's Temple, on the order of King ...
. A seal with the text ''Asayahu servant of the king'' probably belonged to him.
[Heltzer, Michael, ''THE SEAL OF ˓AŚAYĀHŪ''. In Hallo, 2000, Vol. II p. 204]
Other biblical figures
* Asaiah (Simeonite) a prince of the tribe of
Simeon
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon.
Meaning
The name is derived from Simeon, so ...
who attacked and captured Gedor, and settled there (I Chron. iv. 36)
* Asaiah (Levite) a
Levite
Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew defi ...
appointed to take part in bringing back the
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant,; Ge'ez: also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, is an alleged artifact believed to be the most sacred relic of the Israelites, which is described as a wooden chest, covered in pure gold, with an e ...
(I Chron. vi. 15
. V. 30 xv. 6, 11)
*
Asaiah (Shilonite) a Shilonite residing in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
(I Chron. ix. 5) identical with
Maaseiah (Neh. xi. 5)
See also
*
Asaiah Ziv
Aaron Rivera (born July 17, 1996), who goes by the stage name Asaiah Ziv (pronounced: Uh-sy-uh Zihv). Rivera, formerly known as KIDD, is an American hip hop musician. His first studio album, ''Murder My Flesh'', was released by Christian hip ...
References
Sources
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7th-century BCE Jews
Tribe of Simeon
Levites
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