Levites: The Descendants of Levi
Set apart as ministers of religion,
Num 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deu 10:8; 1Ch 15:2.
Substituted in the place of the firstborn children,
Num 3:12, 41-45; 8:14, 16-18; 18:6.
Religious zeal of,
Exd 32:26-28; Deu 33:9, 10; Mal 2:4, 5.
Consecration of,
Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron,
Levites: Three Divisions Of
Each having the name of one of its progenitors - Gershon, Kohath, and Merari,
Gershonites and their duties,
The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest,
The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites,
Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests,
Exd 28:1; 29:9; Num 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,
The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest,
The Merarites,
Num 3:20, 33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1Ch 6:19, 29, 30; 23:21-23.
The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest,
Levites: Place Of
In encampments and the march,
Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan,
Lodged in the chambers of the temple,
Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem,
Levites: Age Of
When inducted into office,
Num 4:3, 30, 47; 8:23-26; 1Ch 23:3, 24, 27; Ezr 3:8;
when retired from office,
Levites: Functions Of:
Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march,
Num 1:50-53; 3:6-9, 21-37; 4:1-15, 17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6;
and of the temple,
Levites: Carried the Ark of the Covenant
Ministered in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant,
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; Neh 12:44.
Prepared the shewbread,
Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice,
Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity,
Teachers of the law,
Deu 33:10; 2Ch 17:8, 9; 30:22; 35:3; Neh 8:7-13; Mal 2:6, 7.
Were judges,
Deu 17:9; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 19:8-11; Neh 11:16.
See JUDGES
Levites: Were Scribes of the Sacred Books
See SCRIBES
Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim,
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,
Levites: The List of Those
Who returned from captivity,
Ezr 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Neh 7:43-73; 12
Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah,
Levites: Emoluments (Profits) Of:
In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them,
Num 35:2-8; with Num 18:24; and Num 26:62; Deu 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,
Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt,
Tithes and other offerings,
Num 18:24, 26-32; Deu 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Jos 13:14; Neh 10:38, 39; 12:44, 47.
First fruits,
Plunder of war, including captives,
See TITHES
Tithes withheld from,
Pensioned,
Owned lands,
Land allotted to, by Ezekiel,
Levites: Enrollment Of
At Mount Sinai,
Num 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,
Loyal to the ruler,
Levites: Intermarried with Canaanites
Exempt from enrollment for military duty,
Num 1:47-54; with 1Ch 12:26.
Subordinate to the sons of Aaron,
Levites: Prophecies Concerning
Jer 33:18; Eze 44:10-14; Mal 3:3;
of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah,
John's vision concerning,
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