Bible Person
Meaning: strong; the gift of the island · Male · 2 cross references
This Ethan entry refers to the Gershonite Levite in Chronicles, not to Ethan the Ezrahite or the Judahite descendant. He belongs to the inherited family structure through which Levitical service is remembered. First appears in 1 Chr 6:21.1
AI summary: This Ethan matters because the cross references place him in a genealogical line whose significance lies in continuity rather than dramatic narrative. Through such names the sacred order of Levitical descent is preserved across generations. Taken together, the material presents this Ethan as a Levitical ancestral figure whose place supports the continuity of sanctuary service.1
Central Figure
Ethan
Meaning: strong; the gift of the island
A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.
A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 6:21), probably the same as Ethan (42). 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.