Abiasaph
“Father of gathering or the gatherer”
Summary
A Levite, son of Korah, who became head of one of the families of the Korahites responsible for guarding the tabernacle.
☩Identity
Abiasaph was the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite, listed in the genealogy of Moses and Aaron. The name means 'father of gathering' or 'the gatherer.' He is apparently the same person elsewhere called Ebiasaph, a variant spelling of the same name. Despite Korah's rebellion against Moses, his descendants were spared and became a prominent Levitical family.
☩Descendants
The descendants of Abiasaph became the Korahite gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Shallum was chief of this family in David's time, and they had the important duty of guarding the entrance to the sanctuary and preparing things made in the pans for the offerings. Among his notable descendants were Samuel the prophet and Heman the singer.
Related Verses1 mention
Exodus· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Abiasaph," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Abiasaph," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Abiasaph," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Abiasaph," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).