Asnapper
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The name Asnapper appears in Ezra 2:35 and Nehemiah 7:37 as a member of the community returning from the Babylonian exile, where textual variants suggest a possible conflation with the Assyrian official Osnapar.
What is the meaning of Asnapper in the Bible?
The name Asnapper appears in Ezra 2:35 and Nehemiah 7:37 as a member of the community returning from the Babylonian exile, where textual variants suggest a possible conflation with the Assyrian official Osnapar.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing this figure clarifies the composition of the post-exilic community and highlights textual variations in the genealogical records of the returned exiles.
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