Person Old Testament
Tohu
Also known as Nahath, Toah
Tohu, also known as Nahath or Toah, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel, mentioned in his genealogy. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Samuel 1:1.
Why it matters. Ancestor of the prophet Samuel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Tohu
Tohu, also referred to as Nahath or Toah, is mentioned in the genealogies of the prophet Samuel (1Sa.1.1; 1Ch.6.26, 34). He was the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite, and an ancestor of Samuel. The genealogy in 1Sa.1.1 traces Samuel's lineage back to Tohu, emphasizing his Ephraimite heritage. In 1Ch.6.26 and 1Ch.6.34, Tohu is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites, specifically the descendants of Kohath. This suggests that Samuel's family had both Ephraimite and Levitical connections.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.