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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]
According to biblical scholars, the meaning of Kehath's name is unknown, though it may derive from an Aramaic word meaning obey. [4]In the Testament of Levi, Kehath's birth when his father Levi was 35 years old was accompanied by a vision of Kehath "on high in the midst of all the congregation"; [5] in the vision, Kehath's name is given as meaning "the beginning of majesty and instruction" and ...
Alphaeus (/ æ l ˈ f iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλφαῖος) is a man mentioned in the New Testament seemingly as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles: Matthew the Evangelist [1] and James, son of Alphaeus. [2] [3] However, Mark 2:14 in Codex Bezae uses the name Levi rather than Matthew. It is therefore highly probable that the ...
According to the Bible, the Tribe of Levi is one of the tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Levi, son of Jacob. The descendants of Aaron , who was the first High Priest of Israel , were designated as the priestly class , the Kohanim .
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Amram was the son of Kohath, who was a son of Levi. This would make Jochebed the aunt of Amram, her husband. This kind of marriage between relatives was later forbidden by the law of Moses. [5] Jochebed is also called Amram's father's sister in the Masoretic text of Exodus 6:20, but ancient translations differ in this.
Palin, 33, explained over the post that Tripp is back in Alaska with his father, her former fiancé Levi Johnston. He and Palin began dating in high school in 2005 and had an on-and-off ...
Matthew McConaughey's son Levi received a unique birthday gift from his famous parents: social media.. In honor of his 15th birthday, Levi McConaughey, who is the son of Matthew and his wife of 11 ...