Levi (patriarch)

All 64 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Genesis

• Genesis 29:34

  Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

• Genesis 34:25

  Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

• Genesis 34:30

  Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

• Genesis 35:23

  The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

• Genesis 46:11

  The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

• Genesis 49:5

  Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

Exodus

• Exodus 1:2

  Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

• Exodus 2:1

  Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,

• Exodus 6:16

  These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

• Exodus 6:19

  The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.

• Exodus 32:26

  So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

• Exodus 32:28

  The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.

Numbers

• Numbers 1:49

  “Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.

• Numbers 3:6

  “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

• Numbers 3:15

  “Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”

• Numbers 3:17

  These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

• Numbers 4:2

  “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,

• Numbers 16:1

  Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

• Numbers 16:7

  and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

• Numbers 16:8

  Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!

• Numbers 16:10

  He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

• Numbers 17:3

  and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

• Numbers 17:8

  The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.

• Numbers 18:2

  But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

• Numbers 18:21

  Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

• Numbers 26:59

  and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 10:8

  At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

• Deuteronomy 10:9

  That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.

• Deuteronomy 18:1

  The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.

• Deuteronomy 21:5

  And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

• Deuteronomy 27:12

  “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

• Deuteronomy 31:9

  So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

• Deuteronomy 33:8

  Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Joshua

• Joshua 13:14

  To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

• Joshua 13:33

  To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

• Joshua 21:10

  to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 12:31

  Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:1

  These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

• 1 Chronicles 6:1

  The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

• 1 Chronicles 6:16

  The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

• 1 Chronicles 6:38

  the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

• 1 Chronicles 6:43

  the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

• 1 Chronicles 6:47

  the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

• 1 Chronicles 9:18

  he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

• 1 Chronicles 12:26

  From Levi: 4,600,

• 1 Chronicles 21:6

  But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

• 1 Chronicles 23:6

  Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

• 1 Chronicles 23:14

  As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

• 1 Chronicles 23:24

  These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

• 1 Chronicles 24:20

  Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Ezra

• Ezra 8:15

  Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

• Ezra 8:18

  And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 10:39

  For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

• Nehemiah 12:23

  As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.

Psalms

• Psalms 135:20

  O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 40:46

  and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

• Ezekiel 48:31

  the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 12:13

  the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

Malachi

• Malachi 2:4

  Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.

• Malachi 2:8

  But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

• Malachi 3:3

  And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 7:5

  Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

• Hebrews 7:9

  And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.

Revelation

• Revelation 7:7

  from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

Events the dataset lists Levi (patriarch) as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

1. c. 1756 BC
   Birth of LeviGenesis 29:34
2. c. 1728 BC
   Joseph sold to EgyptGenesis 37:3–36 · at Egypt
3. c. 1708 BC
   7 years of famineGenesis 41:54–43:34
4. c. 1706 BC
   Joseph's brothers return to EgyptGenesis 43:1–45:28 · at Egypt

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.