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Jahath

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By: James P. Boyd

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(united). (1) A Judahite (1 Chron. 4:2²And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. (1 Chronicles 4:2)). (2) Four Levites (1 Chron. 6:20; 23:10-11; 24:22²⁰Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, (1 Chronicles 6:20)
¹⁰And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. ¹¹And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. (1 Chronicles 23:10‑11)
²²Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. (1 Chronicles 24:22); 2 Chron. 34:12¹²And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)).

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