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Descendants of Levi
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Ex. 6:16-25
16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
17
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
18
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
19
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
21
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22
And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
23
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24
And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
25
And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. (Exodus 6:16‑25)
;
Lev. 25:32
32
Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. (Leviticus 25:32)
; Num. 35:2-8;
Josh. 21:3
3
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. (Joshua 21:3)
). In above, the tribe is meant. But Levites came to mean the priestly branch, that is, descendants of Aaron (
Josh. 3:3
3
And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. (Joshua 3:3)
;
1 Kings 8:4
4
And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. (1 Kings 8:4)
;
Ezra 2:70
70
So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. (Ezra 2:70)
;
John 1:19
19
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? (John 1:19)
). Three Levitical lines, Kohathite, Gershonite, Merarite (
Num. 3:17
17
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. (Numbers 3:17)
). Assigned 48 cities among the other tribes (Num. 35).
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