Bible Person
Meaning: strong; the gift of the island · Male · 2 cross references
This Ethan entry refers to Ethan the Ezrahite, renowned for wisdom and associated with Psalm 89, not to the Levitical or Judahite figures of the same name. He belongs to the wisdom and worship traditions of Israel. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:31.1
AI summary: This Ethan matters because the cross references place him at the intersection of wisdom reputation and liturgical voice. His name is used to measure Solomon's surpassing wisdom, yet Psalm 89 also carries deep theological lament about the Davidic covenant. Taken together, the material presents this Ethan as a wise and worshipful figure whose remembered voice helps hold together praise, covenant, and perplexity.1
Central Figure
Ethan
Meaning: strong; the gift of the island
“The Ezrahite,” distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31).
“The Ezrahite,” distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th Psalm. He was of the tribe of Levi. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.