Kohath

Kohath

According to the Torah, Kohath was one of the sons of Levi [] . Biblical scholars suspect that the Elohist account offers both matrilinial and patrilinial descent from Levites in order to magnify the religious credentials of Moses ["Peake's commentary on the Bible"] .

According to the masoretic text, Kohath's family tree would be as follows:

ee also

* Kohathites

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