Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Sacred Scripture

Ethan

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ETHAN (Heb. 'Ethān = Firm, Stable). - Three or four biblical figures.

1. Descendant of Zerah (Heb. Zerah), famous for his wisdom. In 1 Kings 4:31 (Heb. 5:11), to magnify Solomon's knowledge, he is placed before that of E. In the title of Ps. 88 (Heb. 89), E. is designated as the author of the hymn. It is unlikely that this is the same person.

2. Son of Cassia, a Levite of the family of Merari. With Heman and Asaph, he was appointed by David over the singers of the Temple (1 Chron. 15:17-19).

3. Ancestor of Asaph, a Levite of the family of Gershon (1 Chron. 6:42; Heb. 6:26).

4. In Ps. 73 (Heb. 74):15, the Vulgate has the curious reading fhuios E. In reality it is a common noun ("perpetuity, strength") and the sense of the expression is "perennial rivers." Angelo Penna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 672.

More by Angelo Penna: Ethnarch (Gr. Ἐθνάρχης) · Ethnographic Table · Euphrates (Sumerian Buranum; Akkadian Puramum or Purattu, whose most probable meaning is 'Great River'; Hebrew Pĕrāṯ; the Greek term Εὐφράτης derives from the Persian Ufratnō, cf. Armenian Efrat) · Eusebius of Caesarea · Esau (Hebrew: עֵשָׂו)

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Penna, Angelo. “Ethan (Ebr. 'EthĀN = Fermo, stabile ').” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 672. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/ethan-ebr-ethan-fermo-stabile.

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Penna, Angelo. “Ethan (Ebr. 'EthĀN = Fermo, stabile ').” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 672. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ethan-ebr-ethan-fermo-stabile.

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  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Ethan (Ebr. 'EthĀN = Fermo, stabile ')},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {672},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ethan-ebr-ethan-fermo-stabile}
}

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