The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. Kohath is the most significant of Levi's sons for the Exodus narrative, because Amram — his son — is Moses and Aaron's father. Numbers 3:27–32 assigns the Kohathites the most sacred responsibility: carrying the ark, the table, the lampstand, and the altars — the holy furniture of the tabernacle's inner sanctuary. The Kohathites were not to touch or see the holy things lest they die; they carried them covered with specified materials. Kohath's 133 years span the period from Jacob's descent into Egypt to at least the early years of bondage. The genealogy is a timeline as much as a family record: within the span of these lifespans, the nation grew from seventy to six hundred thousand.

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