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Asara ASARA (1Es 5:31).His sons were among the Temple servants or Nethinim who returned under Zerubbabel: omitted in the parallel lists in Ezr. and Neh. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Asara asa-ra (, Asara; the King James Version Azara): The sons of Asara (temple-servants) returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31). Omitted in … Continue reading “Asara”

Asaphs, St a bishop’s see in Flintshire, Wales, founded in the 6th century. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, treasurer, three canons, two archdeacons, seven cursal canons, and two minor canons. The present incumbent is Thomas Vowler Short, D.D., transferred from Sodor and Man in 1846. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Asaphs, St”

Asaph, St is said to have been the disciple of it. Kentigern, who followed him in all of his excellences. Kentigern committed to his charge, at first, the care of his monastery; and when he was recalled to his first charge, with the consent of the people, consecrated him his successor in the bishopric. Asaph … Continue reading “Asaph, St”

Asaph, Sons of A’saph, Sons of. A school of poetry and musical composers founded by Asaph. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Asaph, Saint (c.550) Confessor, second bishop of the Welsh See of Saint Asaph. Local tradition at Tengenel, near Holywell, points out his ash-tree, well, and valley (Onen Asa, Fynnon Asa, Uanasa, Pantasa). Feast , England , 1 May . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Asaph, Saint (Or Asa). First Bishop of the Welsh See of that … Continue reading “Asaph, Saint”

ASAPH 1. Assembler, a celebrated musician in David’s time, and one of the leaders of the temple music. 1Ch 16:5 25:1,2. This service appears to have been hereditary in his family, Neh 7:44 11:22. He is also called a seer, 2Ch 29:30 ; and his name is prefixed to twelve Psalms, (Psa 50:1-23 73:1-83:18) but … Continue reading “Asaph”

Asanyasatta an unconscious state of being, one of the forms of existence in the Buddhist religion. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Asana (), a man (or place) whose “sons” (servants of the Temple) returned from the captivity (1 Esdr. v, 31); evidently the ASNAH SEE ASNAH (q.v.) of Ezr 2:50, rather than the ASHNAH SEE ASHNAH (q.v.) of Jos 15:33 or 43. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Asana ASANA (1Es 5:31).His descendants were … Continue reading “Asana”

Asamonaean, Asamonceus SEE ASMONAEAN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Asamon (), a mountain in the central part of Galilee, opposite Sepphoris, where the rebels from this city having taken refuge, were destroyed by the Roman general Gallus (Josephus, War, ii, 18, 11), It is thought by Robinson (Later Bib. Res. p. 77) to be the broken ridge which commences with the high summit of … Continue reading “Asamon”