1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ASA, in the Bible, son (or, perhaps, rather brother) of Abijah. the son of Rehoboam and king of Judah (i Kings xv. 9-24). Of his long reign, during which he was a contemporary of Baasha, Zimri and Omri of Israel, little is recorded with the exception of some religious reforms and conflicts with the first-named. Baasha succeeded in fortifying Ramah (rr-Ram), 5 m. north of Jerusalem, and Asa was compelled to use the residue of the temple-funds (cf . i Kings xiv. 26) to bribe the king of Damascus to renounce his leagu…
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