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Levi
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. SCode Gen 46:11 Exo 6:16 Num 26:57 1Chr 23:6~7
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. SCode Exo 6:18 1Chr 6:22
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. SCode Exo 6:20 Exo 15:20 Lev 10:1 Lev 10:12
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Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas the father of Abishua, SCode Exo 6:25 1Chr 6:4~6 1Chr 6:4~8 1Chr 6:11~14 1Chr 6:50~53 Ezr 7:1~5
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Abishua the father of Bukki, Bukki the father of Uzzi,
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Uzzi the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah the father of Meraioth, SCode 1Chr 9:11 Neh 11:11
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Meraioth the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub,
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Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Ahimaaz, SCode 2Sam 8:17 2Sam 15:27
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Ahimaaz the father of Azariah, Azariah the father of Johanan,
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Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem), SCode 2Chr 26:17~18
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Azariah the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub, SCode 1Chr 6:4 2Chr 19:11 Ezr 7:3
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Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Shallum, SCode Neh 11:11
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Shallum the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah the father of Azariah, SCode 2Ki 22:4 Ezr 7:1
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Azariah the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah the father of Jozadak. SCode 2Ki 25:18
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Jozadak was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. SCode 2Ki 25:8~21 Ezr 3:2
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. SCode Exo 6:16~19 1Chr 6:16~19
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These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. SCode
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. SCode 1Chr 23:12
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers: SCode 1Chr 23:21 1Chr 6:47
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Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, SCode 1Chr 6:20~21 1Chr 6:41~43 1Chr 6:43~44
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son.
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The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, SCode 1Chr 6:22~28 1Chr 6:33~38
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
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The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
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Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son.
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The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.
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The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, SCode 1Chr 6:19 1Chr 6:44~47
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son.
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These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there. SCode 2Sam 6:12~17 1Chr 16:4~6 1Chr 15:25
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They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
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Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, SCode 1Chr 6:28
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
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and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea, SCode 1Chr 15:17 1Chr 15:19 2Chr 5:12 Ezr 2:41 Neh 7:44
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
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and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
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But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. SCode Exo 30:7 Exo 30:10 Lev 1:7 Lev 1:9 Lev 4:20
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These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, SCode 1Chr 6:4~8 1Chr 6:50~53
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son.
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These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them): SCode Gen 25:16 Num 31:10 Jos 21:10
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They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
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But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. SCode Jos 14:13 Jos 15:13
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So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, SCode Jos 21:13~19 1Chr 6:57~60
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Hilen, Debir,
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Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
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And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
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The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh. SCode 1Chr 6:66~70
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The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
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The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. SCode Jos 21:7
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So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. SCode Jos 21:3~5
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From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns. SCode 1Chr 6:57~60
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Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim. SCode Jos 21:20~26 1Chr 6:66~81
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In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,
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Jokmeam, Beth Horon, SCode Jos 12:22 1Ki 4:12
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Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
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And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
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The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands; SCode Jos 9:10 Jos 21:27~33
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from the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh, Daberath,
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Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;
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from the tribe of Asher they received Mashal, Abdon,
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Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;
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and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
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The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands; SCode Jos 19:12~13 Jos 21:34~39
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from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, SCode Jos 13:32
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Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;
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and from the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, SCode Gen 32:2 1Ki 22:3~4 2Ki 9:1 2Ki 9:14
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Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands. SCode Num 21:32 Jos 13:17 Jos 21:39
NIV Footnotes
  1. 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
  2. 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
  3. 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
  4. 6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
  5. 6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel.
  6. 6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
  7. 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
  8. 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
  9. 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
  10. 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
  11. 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.
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