Asaiah

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Merarite Levite, ancestor of Ethan the singer

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Levi › Merari › Mahli › Libni › Shimei › Uzza › Shimea › Haggiah › Asaiah

Names

en Asaiah
the Lord hath wrought
he עֲשָׂיָה · H6222I
bg Асая

Mentioned in (1)

1 Chr 6:30

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Conditional birth estimate · c. 1588 BC – 1500 BC

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Levi · 1748 BC Ancestor	8 20–45 years per generation	c. 1588 BC – 1388 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	9 20–45 years per generation	c. 1655 BC – 1430 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	10 20–45 years per generation	c. 1695 BC – 1445 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	10 20–45 years per generation	c. 1676 BC – 1426 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	11 20–45 years per generation	c. 1775 BC – 1500 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	11 20–45 years per generation	c. 1765 BC – 1490 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	12 25–130 years per generation	c. 1825 BC – 565 BC
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	13 25–130 years per generation	c. 1831 BC – 466 BC
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	13 25–130 years per generation	c. 1731 BC – 366 BC
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	14 25–130 years per generation	c. 1836 BC – 366 BC
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	15 25–130 years per generation	c. 1843 BC – 268 BC
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	16 25–130 years per generation	c. 1848 BC – 168 BC
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	17 25–130 years per generation	c. 1857 BC – 72 BC
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	18 25–130 years per generation	c. 1862 BC – AD 29
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 1847 BC – AD 254
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 1922 BC – AD 284
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	22 25–130 years per generation	c. 2398 BC – 88 BC
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	23 25–130 years per generation	c. 2555 BC – 140 BC
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	24 25–130 years per generation	c. 2717 BC – 197 BC
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 2757 BC – 132 BC
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 2894 BC – 164 BC
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 2934 BC – 99 BC
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	28 25–130 years per generation	c. 2979 BC – 39 BC
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	28 25–130 years per generation	c. 3304 BC – 364 BC
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	29 25–130 years per generation	c. 3044 BC – AD 2
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	29 25–130 years per generation	c. 3279 BC – 234 BC
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	29 25–130 years per generation	c. 3280 BC – 235 BC
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	30 25–130 years per generation	c. 3124 BC – AD 27

Family of origin

Father: Haggiah
Mother: Unknown
Brother: Asaiah

Belonged to (1)

Tribe of Levi

Asaiah Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Asaiah was a Merarite Levite, an ancestor of Ethan the singer (1Ch 6:30).

Asaiah Article STEPBible TIPNR

Asaiah was a Levite of the Merari clan, mentioned in the genealogy of Ethan, a renowned singer in the time of King David. Asaiah is listed as the son of Haggiah and the father of Joel in this lineage. The Merarites were one of the three main divisions of the Levites, responsible for various duties in the tabernacle and later the temple. As an ancestor of Ethan, Asaiah was part of a family line known for their musical abilities and service in worship.

Sources: STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Asaiah@1Ch.6.30) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, asaiah_326)

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