Person

Levi

Gender:: Male
Born:: 1756 BC
Verse mentions:: 64
Title:: Levi (patriarch)

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).

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Parents 2

Israel Leah

Children 4

Gershon· father Jochebed· father Kohath· father Merari

Siblings 6

Dinah Issachar Judah Reuben Simeon Zebulun

Member of 1

Tribe of Levi

Events 4

7 years of famine Birth of Levi Joseph's brothers return to Egypt Joseph sold to Egypt

Appears in 64

Reference	Verse
Genesis 29:34	And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
Genesis 34:25	And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Genesis 34:30	And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Genesis 35:23	The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Genesis 46:11	And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Genesis 49:5	Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
Exodus 1:2	Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Exodus 2:1	And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
Exodus 6:16	And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:19	And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Exodus 32:26	Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Exodus 32:28	And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Numbers 1:49	Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
Numbers 3:6	Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Numbers 3:15	Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
Numbers 3:17	And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 4:2	Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 16:1	Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
Numbers 16:7	And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
Numbers 16:8	And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

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