Jahath

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

1. Reaiah’s son and the father of Ahumai and Lahad, Zorathites from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 4:2).→ View encyclopedia entry

2. Gershonite Levite (1 Chr 6:20), whose descendant Asaph was appointed by King David to serve as a musician in the temple (v 43).

3. A descendant of Shimei, who was a descendant of Gershon from Levi’s tribe (1 Chr 23:10–11).→ View encyclopedia entry

4. Shelomith’s son from Levi’s tribe (1 Chr 24:22).→ View encyclopedia entry

5. Merarite Levite, who was one of the supervisors of the temple repairs under Josiah (2 Chr 34:12).→ View encyclopedia entry

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (6)

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