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LEVITES

-(The descendants of Levi)

-Set apart as ministers of religion
        Nu 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2

-Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
        Nu 3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6

-Religious zeal of
        Ex 32:26-28; De 33:9,10; Mal 2:4,5

-Consecration of
        Nu 8:6-21

-Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on
        account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron
        Nu 16; with 4:19,20

-Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its
        progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
        Nu 3:17

-Gershonites and their duties
        Nu 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17

-The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of
        the ruling high priest
        Nu 4:28

-The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites,
        the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites
        Nu 3:27; 4:18-20

-Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as
        priests
        Ex 28:1; 29:9; Nu 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
        Nu 3:27-32; 4:2-15

-The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling
        high priest
        Nu 3:32; 1Ch 9:20

-The Merarites
        Nu 3:20,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1Ch 6:19,29,30;
        23:21-23

-The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling
        high priest
        Nu 4:33

-Place of, in encampments and the march
        Nu 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35

-Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan
        Jos 21

-Lodged in the chambers of the temple
        1Ch 9:27,33; Eze 40:44

-Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem
        Ne 12:29

-Age of
    When inducted into office
        Nu 4:3,30,47; 8:23-26; 1Ch 23:3,24,27; Ezr 3:8
    When retired from office
        Nu 4:3,47

-Functions of
    Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the
        march
        Nu 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6
    Had charge of the temple
        1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34

-Carried the ark of the covenant
        De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2,26,27

-Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant
        1Ch 16:4

-Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other
        offerings
        1Ch 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr
        8:29,30,33; Ne 12:44

-Prepared the shewbread
        1Ch 23:28,29

-Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
        2Ch 29:12-36; 35:1-18

-Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity
        Ezr 6:20,21

-Teachers of the law
        De 33:10; 2Ch 17:8,9; 30:22; 35:3; Ne 8:7-13; Mal 2:6,7

-Were judges
        De 17:9; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 19:8-11; Ne 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
        De 27:12; Jos 8:33

-Were porters of the doors

-See PORTERS

-Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple
        1Ch 23:2-4; Ezr 3:8,9

-Were musicians of the temple service

-See MUSIC

-Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business
        1Ch 23:29

-The list of those who returned from captivity
        Ezr 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Ne 7:43-73; 12

-Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
        Ne 10:9-28

-Profits from
    In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with
        suburbs were assigned to them
        Nu 35:2-8; with 18:24
    And
        Nu 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Jos
        13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1Ch 6:54-81; 13:2; 2Ch 23:2; Eze
        34:1-5

-Assigned to, by families
        Jos 21:4-40

-Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt
        Le 25:32-34

-Tithes and other offerings
        Nu 18:24,26-32; De 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Jos 13:14; Ne
        10:38,39; 12:44,47

-First fruits
        Ne 12:44,47

-The plunder of war, including captives
        Nu 31:30,42-47

-See TITHES

-Tithes withheld from
        Ne 13:10-13; Mal 3:10

-Pensioned
        2Ch 31:16-18

-Owned lands
        De 18:8; with 1Ki 2:26

-Land allotted to, by Ezekiel
        Eze 48:13,14

-Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai
        Nu 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1Ch 23:3-5

-Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam
        2Ch 11:13-17; 13:9-11

-Loyal to the ruler
        2Ki 11:7-11; 2Ch 23:7

-Intermarried with Canaanites
        Ezr 9:1,2; 10:23,24

-Exempt from enrollment for military duty
        Nu 1:47-54; with 1Ch 12:26

-Subordinate to the sons of Aaron
        Nu 3:9; 8:19; 18:6

-Prophecies concerning
        Jer 33:18; Eze 44:10-14; Mal 3:3

-Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah
        Zec 12:10-13

-John's vision concerning
        Re 7:7
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