Genesis 46:11 Cross References

Genesis 46:11

11: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Again she became pregnant and had a son. She named him Levi, for she said, "Surely now my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!"

The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: "O LORD, you have given the sacred lots to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and contended with them at the waters of Meribah.
The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their parents, relatives, and children.
Now let them teach your regulations to Jacob; let them give your instructions to Israel. They will present incense before you and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
Bless the Levites, O LORD, and accept all their work. Crush the loins of their enemies; strike down their foes so they never rise again."

Then David said, "This will be the location for the Temple of the LORD God and the place of the altar for Israel's burnt offerings!"
So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing blocks of stone for building the Temple of God.
David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than they could ever weigh.
He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David.
David said, "My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced, and the Temple of the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world. So I will begin making preparations for it now." So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.

Levi had three sons, who were named Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The clans descended from Gershon were named for two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.
The clans descended from Kohath were named for four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The clans descended from Merari were named for two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.

"Simeon and Levi are two of a kind--men of violence.
O my soul, stay away from them. May I never be a party to their wicked plans. For in their anger they murdered men, and they crippled oxen just for sport.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; cursed be their wrath, for it is cruel. Therefore, I will scatter their descendants throughout the nation of Israel.

Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

This is the census record for the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after its ancestor Gershon. The Kohathite clan, named after its ancestor Kohath. The Merarite clan, named after its ancestor Merari.
The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,

These are the descendants of Levi, listed according to their family groups. In the first generation were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi, their father, lived to be 137 years old.)

The LORD said to Moses,
"Tell Aaron that when he sets up the seven lamps in the lampstand, he is to place them so their light shines forward."
So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses.
Then the LORD said to Moses,

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
"Take a census of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the Levite tribe.
Count all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who qualify to work in the Tabernacle.
"The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.
When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it.

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