Levi

Levi is a Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs, from the tribe of Levi. He is named in 71 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 29:34.

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Verses

Genesis

• 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.Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named 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.Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
• 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.Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
• Genesis 35:23
  The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
• Genesis 46:11
  And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• Genesis 49:5
  Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

Exodus

• Exodus 1:2
  Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,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.Now a man of the house of Levi married 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.These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
• Exodus 6:19
  And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
• 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.So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around 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.The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.

Numbers

• Numbers 1:49
  Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
• Numbers 3:6
  Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist 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.“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
• Numbers 3:17
  And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, 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,“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
• 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:Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
• 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.and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
• Numbers 16:8
  And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
• Numbers 16:10
  And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
• Numbers 17:3
  And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
• Numbers 17:8
  And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
• Numbers 18:2
  And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
• Numbers 18:21
  And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
• Numbers 26:58
  These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
• Numbers 26:59
  And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 10:8
  At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
• Deuteronomy 10:9
  Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him.That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
• Deuteronomy 18:1
  The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
• Deuteronomy 21:5
  And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
• Deuteronomy 27:12
  These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
• Deuteronomy 31:9
  And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 33:8
  And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Joshua

• Joshua 13:14
  Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
• Joshua 13:33
  But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
• Joshua 21:10
  Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 12:31
  And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:1
  These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,These were the sons of Israel:
• 1 Chronicles 6:1
  The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:16
  The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:38
  The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 6:43
  The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
• 1 Chronicles 6:47
  The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
• 1 Chronicles 9:18
  Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 12:26
  Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.From Levi: 4,600,
• 1 Chronicles 21:6
  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
• 1 Chronicles 23:6
  And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 23:14
  Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
• 1 Chronicles 23:24
  These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
• 1 Chronicles 23:27
  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
• 1 Chronicles 24:20
  And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
• 1 Chronicles 27:17
  Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;

Ezra

• Ezra 6:16
  And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
• Ezra 6:18
  And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
• Ezra 7:13
  I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
• Ezra 7:24
  Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
• Ezra 8:15
  And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
• Ezra 8:18
  And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 10:39
  For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
• Nehemiah 12:23
  The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.

Psalms

• Psalm 135:20
  Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 40:46
  And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lord to minister unto him.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
  And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, 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.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 12:13
  The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

Malachi

• Malachi 2:4
  And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Malachi 2:8
  But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Malachi 3:3
  And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 7:5
  And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
• Hebrews 7:9
  And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.

Revelation

• Revelation 7:7
  Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.