Asaph
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Asaph may refer to:
- Asaph HallAsaph HallAsaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars in 1877...
, 19th century astronomer - Saint AsaphSaint AsaphSaint Asaph was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first or second Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph, the Welsh See now of that name.-Biography:...
, first Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Asaph in Wales - Asaph ben Berekhyah (also known as Asaph ha-Rophe; Asaph ha-Yarhoni; Asaph ha-Yehuda Asaph Iudaeus), 6th-century Jewish physician, author of the Book of AssafBook of AssafThe Book of Assaf is the earliest medical book written in Hebrew. According to the book it was written by Assaf Ben Berhiyahu and Johanan Ben Zabda, who lived in Israel between the fourth and sixth century CE. The book discusses illnesses, treatments and prevention...
- The Diocese of Saint AsaphDiocese of Saint AsaphThe Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...
- St. Asaph, a town in North Wales
- Psalms of AsaphPsalms of AsaphThe Psalms of Asaph are the twelve psalms numbered 50 and 73 – 83 of the Book of Psalms. The origin and identity of the person of Asaph is ambiguous, and it is difficult to know whether or not there was an identifiable progenitor for this family name...
- Asaph (Bible)Asaph (Bible)Asaph is the name of three men from the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible. The articles related to the son of Berachiah and descendant of Kohath refer to the same person.* Asaph, the father of Joah * Asaph, son of Berachiah the Gershonite...
, the name of several Biblical figures