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Kohathites
Division among the Levites in Biblical times
The Kohathites were one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times, the other three being the Gershonites, the Merarites, and the Aaronites (more commonly known as Kohanim).
The Bible claims that the Kohathites were all descended from the eponymousKohath, a son of Levi.[1]
Overview
The Torah ascribes a specific religious function to the Kohathites, namely care of the vessels and objects within the sanctuary: the Ark of the Covenant, Menorah, Table of Showbread.[2]
According to the Book of Joshua, rather than possessing a continuous territory, the Kohathites possessed several cities scattered throughout the geographic region in the Kingdom of Israel south of the Jezreel Valley, and in the region north of the Galilee, the latter being an extremely large distance apart from the former:[3]
The narrative in Joshua assigns the territories to the Levites right after Joshu