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ē´than ( איתן , 'ēthān , "firm," "enduring"; Γαιθάν , Gaithán ):

(1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31 ). Called there "Ethan the Ezrahite," to whom the title of Ps 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.

(2) A "son of Kishi," or "Kishaiah," of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service of song (1 Chronicles 6:44; 1 Chronicles 15:17 , 1 Chronicles 15:19 ). See JEDUTHUN .

(3) An ancestor of Asaph of the Gershomite branch of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:42 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ethan'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/ethan.html. 1915.
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