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2 And with you bring your brother also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. 3 They shall keep guard over you and over the whole tent, but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar lest they, and ...
The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article " ה" Ha-('the') plus Levi ('Levite'), is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi (Bat being Hebrew for 'daughter ...
Levi (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ / LEE-vy; Hebrew: לֵוִי, Modern: Levī, Tiberian: Lēwī) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. [3]
Matthew Henry commented that Jacob's condemnation of Levi became a blessing for Israel: 'The sentence as it respects Levi was turned into a blessing. This tribe performed an acceptable service in their zeal against the worshippers of the golden calf (Exodus 32:26). Being set apart to God as priests, they were in that character scattered through ...
Articles relating to the Tribe of Levi and its recorded members and descendants. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. E.
The tribes receiving land differed from the biblical tribes. For example, the Tribe of Levi had no land appropriation but had six Cities of Refuge under their administration. In addition, there was no land allotment for the Tribe of Joseph, but Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, received their father's land portion.
Levites are members of the Tribe of Levi, who in ancient times served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... as a branch of the tribe of Levi, is mentioned in Numbers 3:18, 21; ...