Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?
1 Chron. 6:33 These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of j Samuel,
1 Chronicles 6:1 - 81
ESV - 1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Tim Maas
Supporter
As indicated in the passage cited in the question, Heman was a minstrel from the priestly tribe of Levi. He was a grandson of the prophet Samuel. Because of his family's position within the tribe, the choir that he led occupied the center (chief) position in worship, having on its right that of the Gershonite Asaph, on its left that of the Merarite Ethan (1Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 6:44), so that Heman would conduct the whole body of musicians, when the three choirs chanted in concert.
Jack Gutknecht
Supporter
"Heman was the grandson of Samuel the prophet; for whose sake his genealogy is traced up to Jacob or Israel in the following verses, and stands thus; after Samuel, Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah, Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Israel." biblestudytools.com
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