Astath Astad

Astath Astad

Astad, Astath . 1322 or 3622 of Astad’s descendants are mentioned as returning with Zerubbabel ( 1E  Esther 5:13 ). He is called Azgad in the can. books; and 1222 descendants are mentioned in the parallel list in   Ezra 2:12;   Ezra 2:23 in   Nehemiah 7:17 . He appears as Astath , 1Es 8:38 , when a second detachment of 111 return under Ezra (=   Ezra 8:12 ). Azgad appears among the leaders who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (  Nehemiah 10:15 ).