Keraia
People

Kish

Kish was a Levite from the clan of Merari, whose descendants were assigned duties in the tabernacle service.

The name Kish means “hard; difficult; straw; for age”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament1 book3 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 23:21; only referred to as Kish (קִישׁ); son of Mahli; a brother of Libni and Eleazar; father of Jerahmeel.

Glossary entries

Kish

Family members

Father

Mahli

Siblings

Eleazar Libni

Children

Jerahmeel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:21
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:22
    Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
  3. 1 Chronicles 24:29
    From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.