(The descendants of Levi)
Religious zeal of Ex 32:26-28; De 33:9,10; Mal 2:4,5
Consecration of Nu 8:6-21
Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron Nu 16; with 4:19,20
Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari Nu 3:17
Gershonites and their duties Nu 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17
The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest Nu 4:28
The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites Nu 3:27; 4:18-20
Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests Ex 28:1; 29:9; Nu 3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1
The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service Nu 3:27-32; 4:2-15
The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest Nu 4:33
Place of, in encampments and the march Nu 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35
Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan Jos 21
Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem Ne 12:29
Age of
Functions of
Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march Nu 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6
Had charge of the temple 1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34
Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant 1Ch 16:4
Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings 1Ch 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr 8:29,30,33; Ne 12:44
Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice 2Ch 29:12-36; 35:1-18
Were judges De 17:9; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 19:8-11; Ne 11:16
See Judges
(Were scribes of the sacred books)
See Scribes
Were porters of the doors
See Porters
Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple 1Ch 23:2-4; Ezr 3:8,9
Were musicians of the temple service
See Music
Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business 1Ch 23:29
The list of those who returned from captivity Ezr 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Ne 7:43-73; 12
Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:9-28
Profits from
In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them Nu 35:2-8; with 18:24
And Nu 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Jos 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1Ch 6:54-81; 13:2; 2Ch 23:2; Eze 34:1-5
Assigned to, by families Jos 21:4-40
Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt Le 25:32-34
See Tithes
Tithes withheld from Ne 13:10-13; Mal 3:10
Pensioned 2Ch 31:16-18
Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai Nu 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1Ch 23:3-5
Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam 2Ch 11:13-17; 13:9-11
Loyal to the ruler 2Ki 11:7-11; 2Ch 23:7
Exempt from enrollment for military duty Nu 1:47-54; with 1Ch 12:26
Prophecies concerning Jer 33:18; Eze 44:10-14; Mal 3:3
Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah Zec 12:10-13
John's vision concerning Re 7:7