Kohath
Also known as Kehath, Kehot, Kehat
alt=Caath cum filio Amram in Epitome historico-chronologica a Bartholomaeo Gai|thumb|Kohath with his son Amram in Epitome historico-chronologica by Bartolomeo Gai According to the Torah, Kehath (, Qəhāṯ) or Kohath was the second of the sons of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kehathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites in biblical times. In some apocryphal texts, such as the Testament of Levi and the Book of Jubilees, Levi's wife, Kehath's mother, is Milkah, a daughter of Aram.
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alt=Caath cum filio Amram in Epitome historico-chronologica a Bartholomaeo Gai|thumb|Kohath with his son Amram in Epitome historico-chronologica by Bartolomeo Gai According to the Torah, Kehath (, Qəhāṯ) or Kohath was the second of the sons of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kehathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites in biblical times. In some apocryphal texts, such as the Testament of Levi and the Book of Jubilees, Levi's wife, Kehath's mother, is Milkah, a daughter of Aram.
==Onomastics== According to biblical scholars, the meaning of Kehath's name is unknown, though it may derive from an Aramaic word meaning obey.