Person
Levi (patriarch)
Mentioned in 64 verses across 15 books, first in Ezekiel 40:46. 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 2 verses in Ezekiel, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
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.
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.
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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).