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Assir
(captive).
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Son of Korah. (Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:22) Son of Ebiasaph, and a forefather of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:23,37) Son of Jeconiah, (1 Chronicles 3:17) unless “Jeconiah the captive” be the true rendering.
In the Bible
5
Verses where Assir is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 3:17
The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:22
The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:23
Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:37
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- Exodus 6:24
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
Scripture on Assir
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Assir references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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