Levite living at the time of United Monarchy
Tohu, also known as Nahath or Toah, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel, mentioned in his genealogy.
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Also known as Nahath · Toah
Tohu, also referred to as Nahath or Toah, is mentioned in the genealogies of the prophet Samuel (1Sa.1.1; 1Ch.6.26, 34). He was the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite, and an ancestor of Samuel. The genealogy in 1Sa.1.1 traces Samuel's lineage back to Tohu, emphasizing his Ephraimite heritage. In 1Ch.6.26 and 1Ch.6.34, Tohu is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites, specifically the descendants of Kohath. This suggests that Samuel's family had both Ephraimite and Levitical connections.
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One of Samuel’s ancestors (1 Sam. 1:1).
(lowly), an ancestor of Samuel the prophet, perhaps the same as Toah. (1 Samuel 1:1) comp. 1Chr 6:34
that lives; that declares
TO'HU. 1 Sam 1:1. See Toah.
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3 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8459
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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