According to the Torah , Kohath was one of the sons of Levi ref bibleverse Numbers 3 17 ref , and the patriarchal founder of the Kohathites , one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Hebrew Bible Biblical times in some apocrypha l texts such as the Testament of Levi , and the Book of Jubilees , Levi s wife, Kohath s mother, is named as Milkah , a daughter of Aram dn date April 2012 ref Jubilees 34 20 ref ref Testament of Levi 11 ref . Onomastics In the Testament of Levi , Kohath s birth, occurring when Levi was 35 years old, is accompanied by a vision of Kohath being on high in the midst of all the congregation in the vision, Kohath s name is described as meaning beginning of majesty and instruction , and is portrayed as a prophecy of him being raised above his siblings ref Testament of Levi 3 ref , but according to biblical criticism biblical scholars , the meaning of Kohath s name is fairly unknown, although it may be related to an Aramaic word meaning obey ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref . Genealogy In the Book of Exodus , Kohath is described as having four sons Amram , Izhar , Hebron and Uzziel with Amram marrying a woman named Jochebed , and becoming the biological father of Moses , Aaron , and Miriam ref bibleverse Exodus 6 16 20 ref despite some Greek and Latin manuscripts of the Septuagint version of the Torah stating that Jochebed was Kohath s cousin ref Exodus 6 16 20, LXX ref , the masoretic text states that she was Kohath s sister ref New ..., Kohath ended up with 8,600 descendants Theories Advocates of Julius Wellhausen s documentary hypothesis ... not consistently be portrayed as a brother to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. citation needed date ... name peake Peake s Commentary on the Bible . ref Family tree According to the masoretic text, Kohath ... familytree familytree , v . familytree GER KOH MER JOC GER Gershon KOH Kohath MER Merari JOC Jochebed ... Category Torah people el es Kohath id Kehat he no Kehat pl Kehat pt Coate ... more details
About the biblical figure the Mishnah rabbi Jonathan ben Uzziel According to the Torah , Uzziel lang he , z l , meaning El god El is my strength or God is my strength ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref was the father of Mishael , Elzaphan , and Zithri , and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi ref bibleverse Exodus 6 18 ref , consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron , Miriam , and Moses . Uzziel is portrayed in the text as the founder of the Uzzielite faction of Levites ref bibleverse Numbers 3 27 ref however, despite Uzziel supposedly being Kohath s son, and Elzaphan s father, on some occasions the Book of Chronicles treats the Uzzielites as being quite distinct from the descendants of Kohath, and from those of Elzaphan ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 15 5 9 ref . No further details of Uzziel s life are given by the Bible, and according to Biblical criticism biblical scholars the genealogy for Levi s descendants is actually an aetiology aetiological myth , reflecting popular perception of the connections between different Levite factions ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref textual criticism textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations , a document originating from a similar wiktionary religiopolitical religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote The Bible? ref . References references Category Levites Category Torah people id Uziel ... more details
Religious text primary date May 2012 Notability date May 2012 Kibzaim two heaps, a city of Ephraim , assigned to the Kohath ite Levite s, and appointed as a Cities of Refuge City of Refuge bibleverse Joshua 21 22 . It is also called Jokmeam bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 68 . Tanakh stub Palestine geo stub Eastons coord missing Palestine Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
Asaph lang he is the name of three men from the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible. The articles related to the son of Berachiah and descendant of Kohath refer to the same person. Asaph, the father of Joah bibleverse 2 Kings 18 18 37 HE Asaph, son of Berachiah the Gershonite bibleverse 2 Chronicles 20 14 HE Together with Heman, the grandson of the Israelite prophet Samuel bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 24 HE , he and his male descendants were set aside by King David to worship God in song and music bibleverse 1 Chronicles 15 16 17 HE . He authored Psalms 50, and Psalms 73 to 83. Asaph, a Levite descendant of Kohath bibleverse 1 Chronicles 26 1 HE Asaph, the keeper of the king s forest under the Persian king Artaxerxes I Longimanus bibleverse Nehemiah 2 8 HE See also Psalms of Asaph Category Hebrew Bible people id Asaf bin Berekhya pt Asafe B blia ... more details
According to the Torah , Izhar Hebrew Name Yits har Yi h r one who sparkles oil ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref was the father of Korah , Nepheg , and Zichri , and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi , ref bibleverse Exodus 6 18 ref consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron , Miriam , and Moses . No further details of his life are given by the Bible, and according to some Biblical criticism biblical scholars the genealogy for Levi s descendants is actually an aetiology aetiological myth , reflecting popular perception of the connections between different Levite factions ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref textual criticism textual scholars a similar wiktionary religiopolitical religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source . ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote The Bible? ref Despite twice listing Izhar as being among the sons of Kohath, ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 2 ref ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 18 ref the Book of Chronicles subsequently goes on state, only a few verses later, that it was the previously unmentioned son of Kohath named Amminadab that became the father of Korah. ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 22 ref Later in the Book of Chronicles, Amminadab is given as the name of the leader of the Uzzielites , ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 15 10 ref a clan which the biblical genealogy proclaims as being descended from Uzziel , Izhar s brother. ref bibleverse Exodus 6 18 ref References references Category Levites Category Torah people id Yizhar ... more details
eastons Aner Pronunciation needed needing not the original language pronunciation, but the Anglicized pronunciation that is used in discussion in Modern English 1. One of three Amorite confederates of Abraham Abram in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer Gen. 14 13,24 . 2. A city of Tribe of Manasseh Manasseh given to the Levites of Kohath s family 1 Chr. 6 55 . See Also Mamre Eshcol Battle of Siddim Chedorlaomer Category Hebrew Bible places Category Torah people Tanakh stub he , pt Anexo Lista de personagens b blicos menores Aner ... more details
The earliest record of the name Jesiah is found in the Bible . Referred to as Isshiah and then translated to Jessiah and finally shortened to Jesiah. He was said to be an ally of King David David at Ziklag . Bible, 1 Chr. 12 6. B.C. 1055 . He was also known as the second son of Uzziel , the son of Kohath . 1 Chronicles 23 20 . The name Jesiah means Sprinkling of the Lord and whom Jehovah lends . Jesiah also means The Lord Exists . Jesiah is very often spelt Josiah. External links http net.bible.org dictionary.php?word Jesiah bible.org Jesiah http net.bible.org dictionary.php?word ISSHIAH bible.org Isshiah http www.thinkbabynames.com meaning 1 Jesiah Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
According to the Torah , Hebron was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi ref bibleverse Exodus 6 18 ref , consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron , Miriam , and Moses ref ibid ref . Hebron is portrayed in the text as the founder of the Hebronite faction of Levites ref bibleverse Numbers 3 19 ref however, on some occasions, the Book of Chronicles treats the Hebronites as being distinct from the descendants of Kohath ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 15 5 9 ref . No further details of Hebron s life are given by the Bible, and according to Biblical criticism biblical scholars the genealogy for Levi s descendants is actually an aetiology aetiological myth , reflecting popular perception of the connections between different Levite factions ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref textual criticism textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations , a document originating from a similar wiktionary religiopolitical religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote The Bible? ref . Biblical scholars believe that the Hebronites gained their name as a result of originating at the Levite dominated city named Hebron , meaning league ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref . More likely and in accordance with Biblical chronology the name given to Hebron originates with the city of the same name established at the time of Abraham some 400 years prior. See also Hebron References Ibid date July 2010 references Category Levites Category Torah people id Hebron bin Kehat no Hebron bibelsk person pt Hebrom filho de Coate ... more details
of the Septuagint version of the Torah state that Jochebed was Kohath s cousin, ref Exodus 6 16 20, LXX ref but the Masoretic Text states that she was Kohath s sister ref New American Bible , footnote ... GER KOH MER JOC GER Gershon KOH Kohath MER Merari JOC Jochebed familytree familytree , v v . familytree ... GER Gershon KOH Kohath MER Merari JOC Jochebed familytree familytree , . , v v . familytree LIB SHI ... more details
According to the Torah , Merari was one of the sons of Levi , ref bibleverse Numbers 3 21 ref and the patriarchal founder of the Merarite s, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Hebrew Bible Biblical times the Hebrew language Hebrew word Merari means sad bitter . ref http www.abarim publications.com Meaning Merari.html Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Merari , Abarim Publications ref The Merarites were charged with the care of the boards of the tabernacle & related items as well as the pillars of the court all around & related components. Textual criticism Textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations , a document originating from a similar wiktionary religiopolitical religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source . ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote The Bible? ref According to some biblical scholars, the Torah s genealogy for Levi s descendants is actually an aetiology aetiological myth reflecting the fact that there were four different groups among the levites the Gershonite s, Kohathites , Merarites, and Aaronids ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref ref Jewish Encyclopedia ref according to biblical scholars, Levite was originally just a job title, deriving from the Minaean word lawi u meaning priest , rather than having been the name of a tribe. ref JewishEncyclopedia ref See also Kohath Gershon Merarites References reflist Category Hebrew Bible people Category Levites id Merari he pl Merari pt Merari ru ... more details
wikify date November 2010 Meshullam is a Biblical masculine name meaning Befriended . In the Old Testament the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham bibleverse lb Ch1 5 13 HE . Grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe, in the reign of Josiah bibleverse lb Kg2 22 3 HE . A priest, father of Hilkiah bibleverse lb Ch1 9 11 HE , bibleverse lb Neh 11 11 HE , in the reign of Ammon called Shallum in bibleverse lb Ch1 6 12 HE . A Levite of the family of Kohath bibleverse lb Ch2 34 12 HE , in the reign of Josiah. A son of Elpaal. bibleverse lb Ch1 8 17 HE . One of two sons of Zerubbabel , the other being Hananiah. bibleverse 1 Chronicles 3 19 HE A priest, head of the House of Ezra. bibleverse lb Neh 12 13 HE . A chief priest bibleverse lb Neh 12 16 HE . One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra bibleverse lb Ezr 8 16 HE . A priest bibleverse lb Ch1 9 12 HE . One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people bibleverse lb Neh 8 4 HE . References references eastons Hebrew Bible stub See also List of minor Biblical figures Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
Hebron is a city on the West Bank. Hebron may also refer to TOC right Places Canada Hebron, Labrador Hebron, New Brunswick Hebron, Nova Scotia Hebron, Prince Edward Island Hebron Ben Nevis oil field see History of the petroleum industry in Canada frontier exploration and development United Kingdom Hebron, Anglesey see List of United Kingdom locations He Hem Hebron, Carmarthenshire see List of United Kingdom locations He Hem Hebron, Northumberland , a parish of Northumberland United States Hebron, California Hebron, Connecticut Hebron, Illinois Hebron, Indiana Hebron, Kentucky Hebron, Maine Hebron, Maryland Hebron Stillpond, Maryland , listed on the NRHP in Maryland Hebron Bethel, Missouri , National Register of Historic Places listings in Missouri, Counties Ste. Z listed on the NRHP in Missouri Hebron, Nebraska Hebron, New Hampshire Hebron, New York Hebron, North Dakota Hebron, Ohio Hebron, Texas Hebron, Utah , a ghost town Hebron, Marion County, West Virginia Hebron, Pleasants County, West Virginia Hebron, Wisconsin Hebron Christian Academy Other Hebron Biblical figure , son of Kohath See also Mount Hebron , West Bank Slabodka yeshiva , Lithuania, known as Hebron Yeshiva Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine Hebron Academy Brandon, Mississippi , listed on the NRHP in Mississippi Hebron Church disambiguation Hebron High School disambiguation Hebron Township disambiguation disambig geo ca Hebron desambiguaci cy Hebron gwahaniaethu de Hebron Begriffskl rung fr Hebron it Hebron disambigua nl Hebron no Hebron andre betydninger pt Hebron desambigua o sk Hebron rozli ovacia str nka sv Hebron olika betydelser vo Hebron ... more details
Korah as being the son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi . Korah s brothers through Izhar were ... were his father s brothers Izhar son of Kohath . 1 Chronicles bibleverse nb 1 Chronicles 6 2,18,38 ... 16 21 HE , his lineage goes Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, making ... arguing thus Kohath had four sons Ex. vi. 18 . The two sons of Amram, Kohath s eldest son, took for themselves the kingdom and the priesthood. Now, as I am the son of Kohath s second son, I ought to be made prince over the Kohathites, whereas Moses gave that office to Elizaphan, the son of Kohath ... more details
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when he lived in Egypt. ref name NUM Amram was the son of Kohath , who was a son of Levi. This would ... of the Aaronids couldn t be portrayed as a brother to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, as the narrative ... KOH Kohath MER Merari familytree familytree , v v . familytree JOC y AMR IZH HEB UZZ JOC Jochebed ... GER KOH MER GER Gershon KOH Kohath MER Merari familytree familytree , v v . familytree ... more details
Shimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature. The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi Ex. vi. 17 Book of Numbers Numbers 3 18 I Books of Chronicles Chronicles 6 17 . The family of the Shimeites, as a branch of the tribe of Levi, is mentioned in Numbers 3 18, 21 I Chronicles 23 7, 10, 11 Shimei in verse 9 is evidently a scribal error and in Book of Zechariah Zechariah 12 13. familytree start familytree familytree LEV y MEL LEV Levi MEL Milcah familytree familytree , v . familytree GER KOH MER JOC GER Gershon KOH Kohath MER Merari JOC Jochebed familytree familytree , . , v v . familytree LIB SHI AMR IZH HEB UZZ LIB Libni SHI Shimei AMR Amram IZH Izhar HEB Hebron Biblical figure Hebron UZZ Uzziel familytree familytree , v . familytree MIR AAR MOS MIR Miriam AAR Aaron MOS Moses familytree familytree end A friend of David I Kings 1 8 A Benjamite of Bahurim , son of List of minor Biblical figures Gera Gera , a man of the family of the house of Saul the King Saul II Books of Samuel Samuel 16 5 14, 19 16 23 I Books of Kings Kings 2 8 9, 36 46 . He is mentioned as one of David s tormentors during his flight before Absalom , and as imploring and winning David s forgiveness when the latter returned. David, however, in his dying charge to King Solomon Solomon , bade him avenge the insult I Kings 2 9 . A brother of David, called also Shammah, Shimeah, and Shimea I Samuel 16 9, 17 13 II Samuel 13 3, 21 21 I Chronicles 2 13, 20 7 One of Solomon s prefect s, over the district of Benjamin I Kings 4 18 A grandson of Jeconiah and brother of Zerubbabel I Chronicles 3 19 A grandson of Simeon Hebrew Bible Simeon , who is described as the father sixteen sons and six daughters, and whose clan dwelt in southern Palestine I Chronicles 4 26, 27 A Tribe of Reuben Reuben ite I Chronicles 5 4 Levites I Chronicles vi. 6 29, 42 25 17 II Chronicles 29 14 31 12, 13 A Benjamite chief I Chronicles 8 21, R. V. comp. ib. v. 13 The Ramathi ... more details
The Kohathites were one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Hebrew Bible Biblical times. The Bible claims that the Kohathites were all descended from the eponym ous Kohath , a son of Levi ref bibleverse Numbers 3 21 ref , although some biblical criticism biblical scholars regard this as a postdiction al metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the clan to others in the Israelites Israelite confederation ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref ref name Jewish Encyclopedia Jewish Encyclopedia ref according to some Jewish scholars, Levite was originally just a job title, deriving from the Minaean word lawi u meaning priest , rather than having been the name of a tribe ref JewishEncyclopedia ref . Although the Aaron ids are described as part of the Kohathites, the text strongly differentiates between the Aaronids and the other Kohathites. The Bible ascribes a specific religious function to the Kohathites, namely care of the vessels and objects within the sanctuary the Ark of the Covenant , Menorah Temple Menorah , Shewbread Table of Shewbread , etc ref bibleverse Numbers 3 31 32 ref . This differentiation of religious activity between the Kohathites and other Levites, even the Aaronids, is found only in the Priestly Code , and not in passages that textual criticism textual scholars attribute to other authors ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref . According to the Book of Joshua , rather than possessing a simply connected continuous territory, the Kohathites possessed several cities scattered throughout the geographic region in the Kingdom of Israel united monarchy Kingdom of Israel south of the Jezreel Valley , and in the region north of the Galilee , the latter being an extremely large distance apart from the former ref bibleverse Joshua 21 20 26 ref in the territory of tribe of Ephraim Ephraim Shechem , Gezer , Kibzaim , and Beth horon in the territory of tribe of Manasseh Manasseh Tanach , G ... more details
Jazer or Jaazer was a city east of the Jordan River , in or near Gilead , ref Num. xxxii. 1, 3 I Chron. l.c. ref and inhabited by the Amorites . It was taken by a special expedition sent by Moses to conquer it. ref Num. xxi. 32 ref From the Septuagint , ref Which reads for in Num. xxi. 24 ref it appears that Jazer was on the border of Ammon . As an important city it gave its name to the whole of the surrounding territory. ref ib. xxxii. 1 ref Even a sea of Jazer is mentioned in Jer. xlviii. 32. ref but comp. the Septuagint rendering probably due to reading Hebrew in JE instead of Hebrew in JE ref Jazer is stated to have been a fertile land fit for the raising of cattle ref ib. ref and a place having many vineyards. ref Isa. xvi. 8, 9 Jer. l.c. ref It was occupied by the Tribe of Gad children of Gad , ref Josh. xiii. 25 I Chron. xxvi. 31 ref by which tribe it was allotted to the Merarite Levites . ref Josh. xxi. 39 I Chron. vi. 66 A. V. 81 ref In the time of David it seems to have been occupied by the Hebron Biblical figure Hebronites , who were descendants of Kohath . ref I Chron. xxvi. 31 ref It was chosen as one of the stations by David s officers who were sent to number the Israelites children of Israel . ref II Sam. xxiv. 5 ref According to Josephus , ref Ant. xii. 8, 1 ref Jazer was captured and burned by Judas Maccabeus . The site of Jazer was defined by Eusebius and Jerome ref Onomasticon, s.v. Azor ref as being 8 or 10 Roman miles west of Amman Philadelphia , and 15 miles north of Heshbon , and as the source of a large river falling into the Jordan. It is identified by some scholars ref e.g., S. Merrill see Hastings, Dict. Bible, s.v. ref with the modern Khurbat ar on the road from Iraq al Amir to Al Salt but this identification has been rejected by Cheyne. ref Cheyne and Black, Encyc. Bibl. s.v. ref References JewishEncyclopedia article JAAZER url http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?letter J&artid 2 Reflist Category Hebrew Bible c ... more details
For schools of the same name, see Valley High School Infobox school name Valley High School image imagesize caption location 2839 Burnham Avenue br Las Vegas, NV, 89169 coordinates district Clark County School District principal Deanne Burnett viceprincipal Leonardo Amador br Mary Scott br Roger West dean Traci Kannon br Kohath Shuler br Deborah Hite staff faculty schooltype Public school government funded Public high school enrollment 3,054 grades 9 12 conference Sunrise 4A Region motto We Are The Best team name Vikings school colours Red and white br colorbox red colorbox white publication established 1964 homepage http valleyvikings.net Valley High School VHS is a Public school government funded public school that also offers two widely recognized magnet programs the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and Middle Years Programme and the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism AOHT in Winchester, Nevada , U.S.A, which is a part of the Clark County School District . History Valley High School opened in the fall of 1965. The U.S. men s Olympic basketball team held several practices in the gymnasium of Valley High School in June and July 2008 in preparation for the Beijing Olympics . ref cite news title USA Men s Basketball Who s In Your Five? url http olympics.blogs.nytimes.com 2008 07 22 usa mens basketball whos in your five index.html?partner rssnyt&emc rss format English accessdate 2008 07 24 work The New York Times ref Athletics Valley High School s athletic program is known as the Vikings and competes in the Northeast Division of the Sunrise 4A Region . Valley has historically had a prominent baseball program producing such major leaguers as Matt DeWitt , Doug Mirabelli , and Greg Maddux . Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships Baseball 1970, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 Basketball Boys 1998 Football 1969, 1978 Track and Field Boys 2009 Volleyball Girls 1976, 1977 Tennis Boys 1976 Notable alumni Andre Agassi , former tennis ... more details
, Levi is described as having fathered three sons Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . ref bibleverse ... Kohath s sons was one Amram who married a woman named Jochebed , who was closely related to his father ... ancestor of the Aaronids couldn t be portrayed as a brother to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari ... more details
sons Gershon , Kohath , and Merari bibleverse Genesis 46 11 HE . familytree start familytree LEV y MEL LEV Levi MEL Melcha familytree familytree , v . familytree GER KOH MER GER Gershon KOH Kohath ... MIR Miriam AAR Aaron MOS Moses familytree familytree end Kohath s son Amram was the father of Miriam ..., or Gershonite s, the descendants of Kohath, or Kohathite s, and the descendants of Merari, or Merarite ... more details
Manasseh style border 1px white background Ivory style border 1px white background Ivory Kohath ... by their ancestral houses, based on the sons of Levi Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . Bibleverse Numbers ... LEV LEV Levi familytree familytree KOH KOH Kohath familytree familytree , v . familytree AMR IZH ... generally honors the firstborn. The midrash taught that Scripture gives Kohath precedence over Gershon ... midrash taught that God ordered the Kohathites counted first because Kohath was most holy, for Aaron the priest who was most holy descended from Kohath, while Gershon was only holy. But the midrash ..., Lift up the head of the sons of, with regard to Kohath in Bibleverse Numbers 4 2 HE and with regard ... and Bibleverse nb 1 Chronicles 23 6 HE , however, Scripture places Gershon before Kohath. Numbers Rabbah ... as Kohath. The midrash then noted that Bibleverse Numbers 4 1 HE reported that God spoke to Aaron ... more details
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