Person
Jahath
Merarite Levite overseer
Merarite Levite named as a supervisory overseer during King Josiah's repair of the Jerusalem temple, in 2 Chronicles 34.
Who or what is this?
Jahath the Merarite is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 34 in connection with King 's repair of . When money was collected and distributed to oversee the repair work, Jahath and — of the Merarite family — are named as supervisors, along with Zechariah and Meshullam of the . The Merarites were one of the three main Levitical families, responsible in the wilderness period for carrying the frames and heavy structural elements of the tabernacle. Jahath's role here represents the Merarite tradition of maintaining the physical structure of Israel's place of worship.
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