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Asaph

Asaph (ā'săf) [key], in the Bible. 1. Choirmaster of David's time, or the eponym of a corps of singers. His name is attached to a little collection of psalms. 2. The same as Abiasaph. 3. Father of a chronicler. 4. King's forester in the Book of Nehemiah.

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