Nahath

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father of Elihu and ancestor of Samuel (1SA 1:1)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Levi › Kohath › Izhar › Korah › Ebiasaph › Assir › Tahath › Uriel › Azariah › Shaul › Elkanah › Amasai › Mahath › Elkanah › Zuph › Nahath

Names

en Nahath
rest; a leader
en Tohu
that lives; that declares
en Toah · Also called
weapon; dart
en Tohu · Also called
that lives; that declares
en Nahath · Also called · H5184 none · 1CH 6:26
descent; [poss.] rest
he תֹּחוּ tohu · H8459 · 1SA 1:1
he נַ֥חַת nachat · H5184 · 1CH 6:26
descent; [poss.] rest
he תּוֹחַ toach · H8430 · 1CH 6:34
he תֹּחוּ · H8459
he נַ֫חַת · H5184I
el Θοκε Thoke · none · 1SA 1:1
el Νααθ Naath · none · 1CH 6:26
el Θιε Thie · none · 1CH 6:34
bg Нахат

Mentioned in (3)

1 Sam 1:1 1 Chr 6:26 1 Chr 6:34

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Conditional birth estimate · c. 1333 BC – 1233 BC

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Kohath · 1705 BC Ancestor	14 20–45 years per generation	c. 1425 BC – 1075 BC
Levi · 1748 BC Ancestor	15 20–45 years per generation	c. 1448 BC – 1073 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	16 20–45 years per generation	c. 1515 BC – 1115 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	17 20–45 years per generation	c. 1555 BC – 1130 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	17 20–45 years per generation	c. 1536 BC – 1111 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	18 20–45 years per generation	c. 1635 BC – 1185 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	18 20–45 years per generation	c. 1625 BC – 1175 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	19 25–130 years per generation	c. 1650 BC – AD 346
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 1656 BC – AD 445
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 1556 BC – AD 545
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 1661 BC – AD 545
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	22 25–130 years per generation	c. 1668 BC – AD 643
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	23 25–130 years per generation	c. 1673 BC – AD 743
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	24 25–130 years per generation	c. 1682 BC – AD 839
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 1687 BC – AD 939
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 1672 BC – AD 1164
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	28 25–130 years per generation	c. 1747 BC – AD 1194
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	29 25–130 years per generation	c. 2223 BC – AD 823
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	30 25–130 years per generation	c. 2380 BC – AD 771
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	31 25–130 years per generation	c. 2542 BC – AD 714
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	32 25–130 years per generation	c. 2582 BC – AD 779
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	33 25–130 years per generation	c. 2719 BC – AD 747
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	34 25–130 years per generation	c. 2759 BC – AD 812
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	35 25–130 years per generation	c. 2804 BC – AD 872
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	35 25–130 years per generation	c. 3129 BC – AD 547
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	36 25–130 years per generation	c. 2869 BC – AD 912
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	36 25–130 years per generation	c. 3104 BC – AD 677
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	36 25–130 years per generation	c. 3105 BC – AD 676
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	37 25–130 years per generation	c. 2949 BC – AD 937
Samuel · 1153 BC Descendant	4 20–45 years per generation	c. 1333 BC – 1233 BC

Family of origin

Father: Zuph
Mother: Unknown

One-parent family

Son: Elihu

Belonged to (1)

Tribe of Levi

Tohu Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Tohu, also known as Nahath or Toah, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel, mentioned in his genealogy.

Tohu Article STEPBible TIPNR

Tohu, also referred to as Nahath or Toah, is mentioned in the genealogies of the prophet Samuel (1Sa 1:1; 1Ch.6.26, 34). He was the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite, and an ancestor of Samuel. The genealogy in 1Sa 1:1 traces Samuel's lineage back to Tohu, emphasizing his Ephraimite heritage. In 1Ch 6:26 and 1Ch 6:34, Tohu is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites, specifically the descendants of Kohath. This suggests that Samuel's family had both Ephraimite and Levitical connections.

Nahath 2 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Tohu_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Tohu@1Sa.1.1-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, nahath_2876)

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