Ethan the Ezrahite

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Old Testament figure biblical figure person

Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Ethan son of Zerah 1
Levitical musician Ethan 1
the Ezrahite 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament figure ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
person ⓘ
associatedWith Temple worship (traditional) ⓘ
wisdom tradition ⓘ
associatedWithTribe Judah son of Jacob ⓘ
surface form: Judah
canonicalStatus figure in canonical scripture ⓘ
comparedWith King Solomon ⓘ
surface form: Solomon
creditedWith Psalm 89 ⓘ
culturalContext Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form: ancient Israel
describedAs wise ⓘ
epithet Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the Ezrahite
genreAssociation biblical poetry ⓘ
honorificDescription man of understanding ⓘ
knownFor psalmody ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
languageContext Hebrew ⓘ
literaryFunction named author in psalm superscription ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Chronicles 15:17 ⓘ
1 Chronicles 15:19 ⓘ
1 Chronicles 2:6 ⓘ
1 Kings 4:31 ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament

Psalm 89 title ⓘ
possibleIdentity Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ethan son of Zerah

Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Levitical musician Ethan
psalmNumber 89 ⓘ
relativeWisdomDescription King Solomon ⓘ
surface form: Solomon was said to be wiser than Ethan
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
roleInText exemplar of wisdom ⓘ
scripturalBookContext Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form: Book of Kings

Psalms ⓘ
surface form: Book of Psalms

Books of Chronicles ⓘ
textualTradition Masorah ⓘ
surface form: Masoretic Text
timePeriod biblical era ⓘ
traditionalRole composer of Psalm 89 ⓘ
wisdomComparedTo King Solomon ⓘ
surface form: Solomon
workAttributed Psalm 73 ⓘ
surface form: Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ethan the Ezrahite → epithet → Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite → possibleIdentity → Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethan son of Zerah
Ethan the Ezrahite → possibleIdentity → Ethan the Ezrahite self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Levitical musician Ethan
Psalms → traditionalAuthor → Ethan the Ezrahite ⓘ