Kohath
קְהָת · qe.hat · H6955קְהָתִי · qo.ha.ti · H6956“congregation; wrinkle; bluntness” Hitchcock's 186942 mentions in 6 books, most in Numbers (16)
Who he was
Kohath was the second son of Levi and grandson of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Genesis 46:11). He went to Egypt with Jacob's household (Genesis 46:11) and his descendants were counted in the census of Israel (Exo.6.16,18; Num.3.17,19). The Kohathites became one of the major clans of the Levites (Numbers 3:27). They were responsible for the care of the most holy things of the tabernacle (Numbers 3:29–31; 4.4,15). The Kohathites were given towns to live in among the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and Manasseh (Jos.21.5,20,26). Notable descendants of Kohath included Moses, Aaron, and the priestly line (Exo.6.18,20), as well as the musician Heman (1 Chronicles 6:33). The Kohathites remained faithful Levites throughout Israel's history (1 Chronicles 9:32; 2 Chronicles 20:19; 29.12; 34.12).
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Every mention
42 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis1 mention
Exodus2 mentions
Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
Numbers16 mentions
Numbers 3:17These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 3:19The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.Numbers 3:27Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.Numbers 3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.Numbers 3:30The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.Numbers 4:2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,Numbers 4:4“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things.Numbers 4:15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but…Numbers 4:18“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;Numbers 4:34Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,Numbers 4:37These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.Numbers 7:9But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.Numbers 10:21The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.Numbers 16:1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took some men.Numbers 26:57These are those who were counted of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the…Numbers 26:58These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath…
Joshua5 mentions
Joshua 21:4The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of…Joshua 21:5The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.Joshua 21:10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.Joshua 21:20The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.Joshua 21:26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
1 Chronicles15 mentions
1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.1 Chronicles 6:22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,1 Chronicles 6:33These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,1 Chronicles 6:38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.1 Chronicles 6:54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),1 Chronicles 6:61To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.1 Chronicles 6:66Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.1 Chronicles 6:70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.1 Chronicles 9:32Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.1 Chronicles 15:5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;1 Chronicles 23:6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
2 Chronicles3 mentions
2 Chronicles 20:19The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of…2 Chronicles 34:12The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction…
What the dictionary says
Assembly, the second son of Levi, and father of Amram (Gen. 46:11).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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