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Ethan

Also called Joah

Mentioned 1699–1041 BC traditional (Jones)

A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 6:21), probably the same as Ethan (42).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Zimmah
Child
Adaiah
Tagged in
2 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1863–877 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBEthan 8Joah 11
KJVEthan 8Joah 11
ASVEthan 8Joah 11

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1 Chronicles2 verses
  1. 6:21

    Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

  2. 6:42

    the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 6:21), probably the same as Ethan (42).