Person Old Testament
Amasai
Amasai, a Levite of the sons of Merari, helped purify the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 29:12.
Why it matters. Levite who helped purify the temple
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Amasai
Amasai was a Levite who belonged to the family of Merari. During the reign of King Hezekiah, when the temple was being purified and restored, Amasai was one of the Levites who participated in this important task. The purification of the temple was a significant event in Hezekiah's religious reforms, as he sought to restore proper worship and eliminate idolatry in Judah.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)