Bible Dictionaries
Kohath
Holman Bible Dictionary
(koh' hath) Personal name of unknown meaning. The second son of Levi (Genesis 46:11 ) and father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel (Exodus 6:18 ) who became the heads of the Kohathite branch of the Levitical priesthood. Kohath went to Egypt with Levi (his father) and Jacob (his grandfather) (Genesis 46:11 ), had a sister named Jochebed (Exodus 6:20 ), and died at the age of 133 (Exodus 6:18 ). See Kohathites .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Kohath'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/k/kohath.html. 1991.