Nahath

NAHATH na'-hath (nachath):

(1) A grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:13; 1 Chronicles 1:37).

(2) A descendant of Levi and ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:26); also called "Toah" (1 Chronicles 6:34) and "Tohu" (1 Samuel 1:1).

(3) A Levite who, in the time of Hezekiah, assisted in the oversight of "the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things" (2 Chronicles 31:13).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NAHATH'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.