Ezrahite

A title given to Ethan (1 Kgs 4:31; Ps 89:1–52, title) and Heman (Ps 88:1–18, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chr 2:6).

Named in the Bible

3 verses

  • 1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
  • Psalms 88:1 O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
  • Psalms 89:1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.