Bible Person

Asaph

Meaning: who gathers together · Male · 1 cross reference

This Asaph entry refers to the keeper of the king's forest in Nehemiah, not to the famous psalmist or musician. He belongs to the practical administrative world supporting Jerusalem's rebuilding. First appears in Neh 2:8.1

AI summary: This Asaph matters because his single cross reference places him in the chain of provision by which Nehemiah obtains timber for gates and walls. The entry shows that restoration depended on access to resources as well as vision and resolve. Taken together, the material presents this Asaph as an administrative figure contributing materially to Jerusalem's rebuilding.1

Central Figure

Asaph

Meaning: who gathers together

The “keeper of the king’s forest,” to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a “letter” that he might give him timber for the temple at Jerusalem (Neh.