Bible Person
Meaning: rest; a leader · Male · 3 cross references
This Nahath entry refers to the Kohathite-Levitical ancestor found in the line connected with Samuel, not to the Edomite Nahath in Esau's family. He belongs to the family structure that supports Samuel's remembered ancestry. First appears in 1 Sam 1:1.1
AI summary: This Nahath matters because the cross references place him within the Levitical genealogy behind Samuel, a figure central to Israel's transition from judges to monarchy. Though Nahath himself remains in the background, his inclusion helps anchor Samuel's household within the ordered sacred lineages of Israel. Taken together, the material presents this Nahath as a Levitical ancestor contributing to the family framework of one of Israel's key prophetic leaders.1
Central Figure
Nahath
Meaning: rest; a leader
A Kohathite Levite (1 Chr.
A Kohathite Levite (1 Chr. 6:26). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.