Ethan ( biblical figure ) - Wikipedia Ethan ( biblical figure ) For other uses, see Ethan ( disambiguation ). Ethan ( Hebrew : אֵיתָן ‎, Modern Eytan / Eitan Tiberian ʾÊṯān, `` Firm '' ) the Ezrahite, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It may be that Ethan was a cymbal - player in King David 's court. He authored Psalm 89. Charles Spurgeon theorised that this was the same person as Jeduthun. Theologian John Gill refers to a Jewish tradition which identifies Ethan with Abraham, Heman with Moses, and Chalcol with Joseph. Ethan means strong and optimistic, solid and enduring ; permanent. The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible ( 1 Kings 4 : 31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2 : 6 and 2 : 8, 1 Chr. 6 : 42 and 6 : 44, and 1 Chr. 15 : 17 and 15 : 19 ). He was a standard of wisdom to whom King Solomon is compared favorably. References Jump up ^ Psalms 89 : the Psalm is entitled `` a maschil or contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite Jump up ^ Hieron. Trad. Heb. in 2 Reg. fol. 80. 1, quoted in Gill, J., Gill 's Exposition of the Entire Bible on 1 Kings 4, accessed 25 September 2017 Jump up ^ 1 Kings 4 : 31 See also Heman the Ezrahite This article related to the Hebrew Bible is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethan_(biblical_figure)&oldid=802288517 '' Categories : Hebrew Bible people Psalms Hebrew Bible stubs Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Bahasa Indonesia עברית Nederlands Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 25 September 2017, at 05 : 47. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the name ethan found in the bible
Answer: 1 Kings 4:31