Korhites

Korhites in the Topics

A Levitical family descended from Korah (Ex 6:24; 1 Chr 12:6; 1 Chr 26:1; 2 Chr 20:19).

Named in the Bible

4 verses

  • Exodus 6:24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
  • 1 Chronicles 12:6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
  • 1 Chronicles 26:1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

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