Bible Person

Assir

Meaning: prisoner; fettered · Male · 2 cross references

This Assir entry refers to the Korahite son named in Exodus and Chronicles alongside Ebiasaph and Elkanah, not to the later genealogical ancestor of Tahath. He belongs to the foundational branch structure of Korah's house. First appears in Exod 6:24.1

AI summary: This Assir matters because the cross references place him near the root of a major Levitical family line. Even in the shadow of Korah's story, the preserved descendants show how later sacred service is traced through named houses with long memory. Taken together, the material presents this Assir as an early Korahite figure whose place contributes to the genealogical continuity of the Levites.1