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Asa

A king, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Judah · named in 53 verses

the name means Physician Easton's Bible Dictionary

Asa was a king of Judah who reigned for 41 years, known for his religious reforms (1Kings 15; 2Chr 14-16).

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah. He was zealous in maintaining the true worship of God, and in rooting all idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities, out of the land (1 Kings 15:8-14). The Lord gave him and his land rest and prosperity. It is recorded of him, however, that in his old age, when afflicted, he "sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians" (comp. Jer. 17:5). He died in the forty-first year of his reign, greatly honoured by his people (2 Chr. 16:1-13), and was succeeded by his son Jehoshaphat.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Abijah
Partners Azubah
Children Jehoshaphat

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Kings 15:8.

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