People of the Bible · Tribe of Levi

Nahath, son of Zuph

The name Nahath means “rest; a leader.” Nahath is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 1:1. Also called Toah,Tohu.

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Who was Nahath?

A Kohathite Levite (1 Chr. 6:26).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Nahath

  • 1 Samuel 1:1

    Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:26

    As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:34

    The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

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