1 Kings iv. 31.ETHAN, the Ezrahite, one of the wisest men of his time: nevertheless Solomon was wiser than he. The lxxviith Psalm bears the name of Ethan the Ezrahite. Ethan the Ezrahite, and Ethan the son of Kishi of the tribe of Levi, and family of Merari, are the same person. He was called 1 Chr. vi. 44.likewise Idithun, and he appears under this name in the beginning of several Psalms. Ethan was one of the principal masters of the Temple-musick.
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