Ethan (biblical figure)

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Ethan (Hebrew: אֵיתָן, Modern: ʾĒtan, Tiberian: ʾĒṯān, Eytan or Eitan) the Ezrahite, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Ethan was a boy at King David's court well known for his wisdom. He authored Psalms 89: this Psalm is entitled "a maschil or contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite". Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon theorised that this was the same person as Jeduthun. Theologian John Gill refers to a Jewish tradition which identifies Ethan with Abraham; Heman with Moses; and Chalcol with Joseph. Ethan means "strong and optimistic, solid and enduring, permanent". The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 4:31, Psalm. 89 title, 1 Chronicles. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chronicles. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chronicles. 15:17 and 15:19). He was a standard of wisdom to whom King Solomon is compared favorably. Called there "Ethan the Ezrahite", to whom the title of Psalm 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem. A son of Kishi or Kishaiah, of the Merarite branch of Levites, and also, with Heman...

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