Levites The descendants of Levi.
Set apart as ministers of religion
Numbers 1:54; Numbers 3:16; Numbers 16:9; Numbers 26:62; Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles 15:2
Substituted in the place of the firstborn
Numbers 3:12; Numbers 3:45; Numbers 8:14; Numbers 8:18; Numbers 18:6
Religious zeal of
Exodus 32:28; Deuteronomy 33:10; Malachi 2:5
Consecration of
Numbers 8:21
Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron
Numbers 16; Numbers 4:20
Three divisions of:
- Each having the name of one of its progenitors, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
Numbers 3:17
- Gershonites:
b Gershonites and their duties
Numbers 3:26; Numbers 4:26; Numbers 10:17
b Ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest
Numbers 4:28
- Kohathites:
b the families of the Amramites, Izeharites, Hebronites, Uzzielites
Numbers 3:27; Numbers 4:20
b of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests
Exodus 28:1; Exodus 29:9; Numbers 3:38; Numbers 17:13; Numbers 8:14; Numbers 18:1
b the remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark, table, candlestick, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service
Numbers 3:32; Numbers 4:15
b the chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest
Numbers 3:32; 1 Chronicles 9:20
- Merarites:
b General references
Numbers 3:20; Numbers 3:37; Numbers 4:33; Numbers 7:8; Numbers 10:17; 1 Chronicles 6:19; 1 Chronicles 6:30; 1 Chronicles 23:23
b the chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest
Numbers 4:33
Place of, in camp and march
Numbers 1:53; Numbers 2:17; Numbers 3:35
Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan
Joshua 21
Lodged in the chambers of the temple
1 Chronicles 9:27; 1 Chronicles 9:33; Ezekiel 40:44
Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem
Nehemiah 12:29
Age of:
- When inducted into office
Numbers 4:3; Numbers 4:30; Numbers 4:47; Numbers 8:26; 1 Chronicles 23:3; 1 Chronicles 23:24; 1 Chronicles 23:27; Ezra 3:8
- When retired from office
Numbers 4:3; Numbers 4:47
Functions of:
- Had charge of the tabernacle in camp and on the march
Numbers 1:53; Numbers 3:9; Numbers 3:37; Numbers 4:15; Numbers 4:49; Numbers 8:19; Numbers 18:6
- Had charge of the temple
1 Chronicles 9:29; 1 Chronicles 23:32; Ezra 8:34
- Bore the ark of the covenant
Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles 15:2; 1 Chronicles 15:27
- Ministered before the ark
1 Chronicles 16:4
- Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings
1 Chronicles 9:29; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 1 Chronicles 29:8; 2 Chronicles 24:5; 2 Chronicles 24:11; 2 Chronicles 31:19; 2 Chronicles 34:9; Ezra 8:30; Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 12:44
- Prepared the shewbread
1 Chronicles 23:29
- Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
2 Chronicles 29:36; 2 Chronicles 35:18
- Killed the Passover for the children of the captivity
Ezra 6:21
- Teachers of the law
Deuteronomy 33:10; 2 Chronicles 17:9; 2 Chronicles 30:22; 2 Chronicles 35:3; Nehemiah 8:13; Malachi 2:7
- Were judges
b General references
Deuteronomy 17:9; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Chronicles 26:29; 2 Chronicles 19:11; Nehemiah 11:16
Judge
b Reference book of Judges
- Were scribes of the sacred books
Scribe
- Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim
Deuteronomy 27:12; Joshua 8:33
- Were porters of the doors
Porters
- Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple
1 Chronicles 23:4; Ezra 3:9
- Were musicians of the temple service
Music
- Supervised weights and measures
1 Chronicles 23:29
List of those who returned from captivity
Ezra 2:63; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 8:20; Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 12
Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:28
Emoluments (compensations) of:
- In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them
Numbers 35:8; Numbers 18:24; Numbers 26:62; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 12:19; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 18:8; Joshua 13:14; Joshua 14:3; Joshua 18:7; 1 Chronicles 6:81; 1 Chronicles 13:2; 2 Chronicles 23:2; Ezekiel 34:5
- Assigned to, by families
Joshua 21:40
- Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt
Leviticus 25:34
- Tithes and other offerings
Numbers 18:24; Numbers 18:32; Deuteronomy 18:8; Deuteronomy 26:13; Joshua 13:14; Nehemiah 10:39; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 12:47
- First fruits
Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 12:47
Spoils of war, including captives
Numbers 31:30; Numbers 31:47
Tithes
- Tithes withheld from
Nehemiah 13:13; Malachi 3:10
- Pensioned
2 Chronicles 31:18
- Owned lands
Deuteronomy 18:8; 1 Kings 2:26
- Land allotted to, by Ezekiel
Ezekiel 48:14
Enrollment of, at Sinai
Numbers 1:49; Numbers 2:33; Numbers 3:39; Numbers 4:3; Numbers 26:62; 1 Chronicles 23:5
Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam
2 Chronicles 11:17; 2 Chronicles 13:11
Loyal to the ruler
2 Kings 11:11; 2 Chronicles 23:7
Intermarry with Canaanites
Ezra 9:2; Ezra 10:24
Exempt from enrollment for military duty
Numbers 1:54; 1 Chronicles 12:26
Subordinate to the sons of Aaron
Numbers 3:9; Numbers 8:19; Numbers 18:6
Prophecies concerning:
- General references
Jeremiah 33:18; Ezekiel 44:14; Malachi 3:3
- Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah
Zechariah 12:13
- John's vision concerning
Revelation 7:7