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.
Levite reading the law to the Israelites (1873 drawing)
The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well. In return, the landed tribes were expected to give tithes to the Kohanim, the priests working in the Temple in Jerusalem, particularly the first tithe. The Levites who were not Kohanim played music in the Temple or served as guards.
When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed land tenure; Joshua 13:33, "But no portion was assigned by Moses to the tribe of Levi; YHWH God of Israel is their portion—as [God] spoke concerning them." Some Biblical traditions point to the alien aspects of the Levites and their role as military troops. In this context, the etymology linking the term Levi with the Mycenaean Greek term la-wo (the people / armed people) was proposed.[1]
Notable descendants of the Levite lineage according to the Bible include Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Samuel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, and Malachi.
^Niesiołowski-Spano, Łukasz (2020). "The Levites, *ra-wo, λᾶός / λαοί – A new proposal for lexical and historical relationship". Biblica. 101, 3: 444–452. doi:10.2143/BIB.101.3.3288731.
third son), and the founder of the Israelite TribeofLevi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Certain...
romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the TribeofLevi. The TribeofLevi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and...
sons form the basis for the twelve tribesof Israel, listed in the order from oldest to youngest: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher...
concubine of a member of the tribeofLevi, by a gang from the tribeof Benjamin resulted in a battle at Gibeah, in which the other tribesof Israel sought...
priestly TribeofLevi, which did not have its own territory. The Jewish historian Josephus (37–100 CE) wrote that "there are but two tribes in Asia and...
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or ofLevi) may refer to: An Israelite man descended patrilineally from the tribeofLevi, and his full name may be written as (personal name) HaLevi (family...
of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also Aharon), brother of Moses, and thus belong to the TribeofLevi. During the existence of the...
of the water'." This explanation links it to the Semitic root משׁה, m-š-h, meaning "to draw out". The eleventh-century Tosafist Isaac b. Asher haLevi...
included in the TribeofLevi. Shebuel is also described as "ruler of the treasures". His name means "captive of God" or "returned of God". His patrilineal...
Levitical cities were 48 cities in ancient Israel set aside for the tribeofLevi, who were not allocated their own territorial land when the Israelites...
books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which he is said to have written and edited, respectively. According to tradition, Ezra was also the author of the Books of Chronicles...
an order of priesthood in Latter Day Saint movement churches Kohen, the priestly families in Judaism Levite, a male of the tribeofLevi Aaronic priesthood...
The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred...
from the TribeofLevi at all, but from the Tribeof Benjamin. The following lineage appears in 1 Chronicles 5:29–31: Aaron Eleazar, son of Aaron Phinehas...
Kingdom of Judah, where he prophesized the destruction of Judah's capital city Jerusalem, but also the restoration of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel...
Benjamin, so did Jeremiah; as Moses' own tribe [the Levites under Korah] rose up against him, so did Jeremiah's tribe revolt against him; Moses was cast into...
tribeofLevi did not worship the golden calf. Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is for יהוה, come here!” Then all the men of Levi...
romanized: Yōḵeḇeḏ, lit. 'YHWH is glory') was a daughter ofLevi and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. No details are...
Elkanah lived in the mountains of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 6:16-30, 33-37); the TribeofLevi had no contiguous parcel of land, but were assigned to dwell...
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