Bible Person

Mahath

Meaning: same as Maath · Male · 2 cross references

Mahath is a Kohathite Levite in the ancestry of Elkanah within Chronicles' Levitical genealogy. He belongs to the worship-centered line that culminates in families significant to Israel's sacred history. First appears in 1 Chr 6:25.1

AI summary: Mahath matters because his cross references place him within the Kohathite chain that preserves Levitical continuity across generations. Such entries are important not for dramatic action but for showing that worship leadership rests on remembered lineage and enduring family identity. Taken together, the material presents Mahath as a genealogical link in the continuity of Levitical service.1

Central Figure

Mahath

Meaning: same as Maath

A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah (1 Chr.