The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
Parallel translations
- WEB the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- BSB the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- NKJV the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- NASB the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- NLT Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah,
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Quick answer
The line goes back through Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, and Korah. Heman's ancestry is traced to the family of Korah.
Overview
Strikingly, Heman the worship leader descended from Korah, the man who rebelled against Moses. Yet from that judged line God raised up singers and psalmists who led Israel in praise. This is a vivid display of grace, turning a heritage of rebellion into a ministry of worship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
- Exod 6:21–24And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
- Ps 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
- Ps 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Ps 49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- Num 16:1–35Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
- Ps 45:1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
- Num 26:10–11And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
- Ps 85:1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
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