Nahath

A descendant of Esau, a chief of Edom.

A written article for Nahath is still to come. Below and alongside: where Nahath appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2000 BC
    1700 BC
  • Nahath
    1853 BC to 1712 BC

Original word

  • נַחַת nahath
    H5184
Relationships
Father: Reuel Brother: Mizzah Brother: Shammah Brother: Zerah
Citations
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Where Nahath appears in Scripture

Genesis 36

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל נַחַת וָזֶרַח שַׁמָּה וּמִזָּה אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי בָֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
13
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל בֶּן-עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף נַחַת אַלּוּף זֶרַח אַלּוּף שַׁמָּה אַלּוּף מִזָּה אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי רְעוּאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בָֽשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
17
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

1 Chronicles 1

בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל נַחַת זֶרַח שַׁמָּה וּמִזָּֽה׃
37
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1 Chronicles 6

אֶלְקָנָה ‫(בנו)‬ בְּנֵי אֶלְקָנָה צוֹפַי בְּנוֹ וְנַחַת בְּנֽוֹ׃
26
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

2 Chronicles 31

וִֽיחִיאֵל וַֽעֲזַזְיָהוּ וְנַחַת וַֽעֲשָׂהאֵל וִֽירִימוֹת וְיֽוֹזָבָד וֶֽאֱלִיאֵל וְיִסְמַכְיָהוּ וּמַחַת וּבְנָיָהוּ פְּקִידִים מִיַּד ‫(כונניהו)‬ כָּֽנַנְיָהוּ וְשִׁמְעִי אָחִיו בְּמִפְקַד יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽעֲזַרְיָהוּ נְגִיד בֵּית-הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
13
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.