of the eunuchs", who selected Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, sons of the Jewish royal family and nobility, to be taken to Babylon to learn the language and literature of the Chaldeans. It was Ashpenaz who gave Daniel and his companions the names Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. Asiel Asiel is listed as one of the descendants of Simeon in 1 Chronicles 4:35. In the deuterocanonical Tobit 1:1, Tobit's family are descendants of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali. Asriel Asriel was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:31, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:14. Assir There are 2 biblical individuals named Assir: A son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah. Perhaps there is enough ambiguity here to assume that "Assir" is actually an adjective. The text is too vague to be certain... i.e. 1 Chronicles 3:17. Jehoiachin was the last free king of Judah before being led off to captivity... "prisoner" could be a more descriptive use of "Assir" as opposed to the name of a son. Maybe. According to 1 Chronicles 6 he was the son of Abiasaph instead of being the son of Korah. The firstborn of King Jehoiachin from the tribe of Judah. He is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 3:17 at the time of the Babylonian exile in 587/6 BC. Atarah Atarah was the wife of Jerahmeel the son of Hezron according to 1 Chronicles 2:26, and was the mother of Onam, and the step-mother of Jerahmeel's firstborns. Athaiah Athaiah the son of Uzziah is a person listed in Nehemiah as a Judahite inhabitant of Jerusalem. The meaning of the name is uncertain. Athlai Athlai, a descendant of Bebai, is listed in the book of Ezra as one of the men who married foreign women. The name is a contraction of "Athaliah." In the equivalent list in 1 Esdras, the name "Amatheis" or "Ematheis" appears in the same place. Attai Attai was the name of 2 biblical individuals: The son of Jarha and one of the daughters of Sheshan who had no sons but had daughters. He was the father of Nathan the Prophet mentioned in . One of the sons of Maacah the daughter of Absalom mentioned in . Azaliah Azaliah is mentioned in passing as the father of the scribe Shaphan in 2