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Levites
(From Nave's Topical Bible)

(The descendants of Levi) Set apart as ministers of religion Numbers 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles 15:2 Substituted in the place of the firstborn children Numbers 3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6 Religious zeal of Exodus 32:26-28; Deuteronomy 33:9,10; Malachi 2:4,5 Consecration of Numbers 8:6-21 Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron Numbers 16; 4:19,20 Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari Numbers 3:17 Gershonites and their duties Numbers 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17 The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest Numbers 4:28 The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites Numbers 3:27; 4:18-20 Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests Exodus 28:1; 29:9; Numbers 3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1 The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service Numbers 3:27-32; 4:2-15 The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest Numbers 3:32; 1 Chronicles 9:20 The Merarites Numbers 3:20,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1 Chronicles 6:19,29,30; 23:21-23 The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest Numbers 4:33 Place of, in encampments and the march Numbers 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35 Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan Joshua 21 Lodged in the chambers of the temple 1 Chronicles 9:27,33; Ezekiel 40:44 Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:29 Age of When inducted into office Numbers 4:3,30,47; 8:23-26; 1 Chronicles 23:3,24,27; Ezra 3:8 When retired from office Numbers 4:3,47 Functions of Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march Numbers 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6 Had charge of the temple 1 Chronicles 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezra 8:24-34 Carried the ark of the covenant Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles 15:2,26,27 Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant 1 Chronicles 16:4 Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings 1 Chronicles 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2 Chronicles 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezra 8:29,30,33; Nehemiah 12:44 Prepared the shewbread 1 Chronicles 23:28,29 Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice 2 Chronicles 29:12-36; 35:1-18 Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity Ezra 6:20,21 Teachers of the law Deuteronomy 33:10; 2 Chronicles 17:8,9; 30:22; 35:3; Nehemiah 8:7-13; Malachi 2:6,7 Were judges Deuteronomy 17:9; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 26:29; 2 Chronicles 19:8-11; Nehemiah 11:16 See JUDGES (Were scribes of the sacred books) See SCRIBES Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim Deuteronomy 27:12; Joshua 8:33 Were porters of the doors See PORTERS Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple 1 Chronicles 23:2-4; Ezra 3:8,9 Were musicians of the temple service See MUSIC Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business 1 Chronicles 23:29 The list of those who returned from captivity Ezra 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Nehemiah 7:43-73; 12 Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Nehemiah 10:9-28 Profits from In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them Numbers 35:2-8; 18:24 And Numbers 26:62; Deuteronomy 10:9; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Joshua 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1 Chronicles 6:54-81; 13:2; 2 Chronicles 23:2; Ezekiel 34:1-5 Assigned to, by families Joshua 21:4-40 Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt Leviticus 25:32-34 Tithes and other offerings Numbers 18:24,26-32; Deuteronomy 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Joshua 13:14; Nehemiah 10:38,39; 12:44,47 First fruits Nehemiah 12:44,47 The plunder of war, including captives Numbers 31:30,42-47 See TITHES Tithes withheld from Nehemiah 13:10-13; Malachi 3:10 Pensioned 2 Chronicles 31:16-18 Owned lands Deuteronomy 18:8; 1 Kings 2:26 Land allotted to, by Ezekiel Ezekiel 48:13,14 Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai Numbers 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1 Chronicles 23:3-5 Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam 2 Chronicles 11:13-17; 13:9-11 Loyal to the ruler 2 Kings 11:7-11; 2 Chronicles 23:7 Intermarried with Canaanites Ezra 9:1,2; 10:23,24 Exempt from enrollment for military duty Numbers 1:47-54; 1 Chronicles 12:26 Subordinate to the sons of Aaron Numbers 3:9; 8:19; 18:6 Prophecies concerning Jeremiah 33:18; Ezekiel 44:10-14; Malachi 3:3 Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah Zechariah 12:10-13 John’s vision concerning Revelation 7:7

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