Person
Levi (patriarch)
Mentioned in 64 verses across 15 books, first in 1 Chronicles 2:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
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In the Bible
All 13 verses in 1 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
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.
Events
Events the dataset lists Levi (patriarch) as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 1756 BCBirth of Levi
- c. 1728 BCJoseph sold to Egypt
- c. 1708 BC7 years of famine
- c. 1706 BCJoseph's brothers return to Egypt
Dictionary
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.
Read Easton’s entry
The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).