Bible Person

Kish

Meaning: hard; difficult; straw; for age · Male · 3 cross references

This Kish entry refers to the Merarite Levite named in Chronicles, not to Saul's father. He belongs to the internal family structure through which Levitical service is organized and transmitted. First appears in 1 Chr 23:21.1

AI summary: Kish matters because the cross references place him in the genealogy and service-ordering of the Merarites. Even without a narrative episode, his place is part of the careful framework that undergirds temple administration and inherited responsibility among the Levites. Taken together, the material presents this Kish as a Levitical household figure whose line helps sustain the ordered service of the sanctuary.1

Central Figure

Kish

Meaning: hard; difficult; straw; for age

A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr.