Person Old Testament
Asaiah
Asaiah was a Merarite Levite, an ancestor of Ethan the singer (1Ch.6.30). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 6:30.
Why it matters. Merarite Levite, ancestor of Ethan the singer
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Asaiah
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.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Haggiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)