International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jahath

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jahath


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jā´hath (יחת, yaḥath, perhaps for יחתּה, yaḥteh, יחתה, yaḥătheh, “he (God) will snatch up”):

(1) Son of Reaiah, son of Shobal, a descendant of Judah, and father of Ahumai and Lahad, the families of the Zorathites ().

(2) A frequent name for a descendant of Levi:

(a) Son of Libni, son of Gershom, the eldest son of Levi (, (, 28), where “son of Libni” is omitted).

(b) Son of Shimei, son of Gershom ( f).

(c) One of the “sons” of Shelomoth, a descendant of Izhar, son of Kohath, the second son of Levi ().

(d) A descendant of Merari, the third son of Levi, and an overseer in the repairing of the temple in the reign of Josiah ().