Person
Pethahiah
head of a priestly course
Priest appointed by David as head of the nineteenth priestly course for rotating temple service.
4 appearances3 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Pethahiah is named in 1 Chronicles 24 as the head of the nineteenth of the twenty-four priestly courses established by King for the rotation of temple service. These courses were determined by lot to ensure orderly worship, and each division served in the sanctuary in turn. Pethahiah's course would later have been the basis for scheduling his descendants' temple duties under the Mosaic system. He appears only in this organizational list.
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