Tribes
Levi
Tribe descending from Levi, later set apart for priestly duties. After the golden calf the Levites rally to Moses. Ithamar son of Aaron produces the accounts of the Dwelling, the work of Levites, by Moses' order.
Category
Tribes
First mention
Genesis 29:34
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Scripture references
- Genesis 29:34
she gave birth to a son, and said, 'This time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Accordingly, she named him Levi.
- Genesis 46:11
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
- Genesis 49:7
Accursed be their rage for its ruthlessness, their wrath for its ferocity. I shall disperse them in Jacob, I shall scatter them through Israel.
- Exodus 32:26
Moses then stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, 'Who is for Yahweh? To me!' And all the Levites rallied round him.
- Exodus 38:21
These are the accounts for the Dwelling -- the Dwelling of the Testimony -- drawn up by order of Moses, the work of Levites, produced by Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.