Kohath
Kohath, son of Levi, was the ancestor of Moses and Aaron.
The name Kohath means “congregation; wrinkle; bluntness”
MaleLevi's sonTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament6 books44 verses
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Includes 2 verses that refer to Kohath without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
- The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
- …and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
- “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
- This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
- When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
- “Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
- So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,
- These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
- But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
- Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
- These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
- The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
- The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- …to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
- The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
- In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:23Referred to, not namedElkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:24Referred to, not namedTahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
- These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- …the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
- Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
- To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
- And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
- Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.
- From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;
- Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
- And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
- Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
- And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,