Asana
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Asana ( 1Es 5:31 ). His descendants were among the ‘temple servants’ or Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel; called Asnah in Ezra 2:50 [Neh. omits].
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Ἀσσανά ), 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 Ezra 2:50, rather than the ASHNAH (See Ashnah) (q.v.) of Joshua 15:33 or 43.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
as´a - na ( Ἀσανά , Asaná , Assaná ) = Asnah ( Ezra 2:50 ); omitted in Nehemiah. The sons of Asana (temple-servants) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:31).
