LEVITES in the Bible

-(The descendants of Levi) -Set apart as ministers of religion -54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; ; -Substituted in the place of the firstborn children ,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6 -Religious zeal of -28; ,10; ,5 -Consecration of -21 -Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron NUM 16; with 4:19,20 -Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari -Gershonites and their duties -26; 4:23-26; 10:17 -The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest -The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites ; 4:18-20 -Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests ; 29:9; ; 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 -32; 4:2-15 -The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest ; -The Merarites ,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; ,29,30; 23:21-23 -The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest -Place of, in encampments and the march -53; 2:17; 3:23-35 -Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan JOS 21 -Lodged in the chambers of the temple ,33; -Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem -Age of -When inducted into office ,30,47; 8:23-26; ,24,27; -When retired from office ,47 -Functions of -Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march -53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6 -Had charge of the temple -29; 23:2-32; -34 -Carried the ark of the covenant ; ,26,27 -Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant -Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings -29; 26:28; 29:8; ,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; ,30,33; -Prepared the shewbread ,29 -Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice -36; 35:1-18 -Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity ,21 -Teachers of the law ; ,9; 30:22; 35:3; -13; ,7 -Were judges ; ; 26:29; -11; -See JUDGES -(Were scribes of the sacred books) -See SCRIBES -Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim ; -Were porters of the doors -See PORTERS -Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple -4; ,9 -Were musicians of the temple service -See MUSIC -Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business -The list of those who returned from captivity -63; 7:7; 8:16-20; -73; 12 -Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah -28 -Profits from -In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them -8; with 18:24 -And ; ; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; ; 14:3; 18:7; -81; 13:2; ; -5 -Assigned to, by families -40 -Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt -34 -Tithes and other offerings ,26-32; -8; 26:11-13; ; ,39; 12:44,47 -First fruits ,47 -The plunder of war, including captives ,42-47 -See TITHES -Tithes withheld from -13; -Pensioned -18 -Owned lands ; with -Land allotted to, by Ezekiel ,14 -Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai -49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; -5 -Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam -17; 13:9-11 -Loyal to the ruler -11; -Intermarried with Canaanites ,2; 10:23,24 -Exempt from enrollment for military duty -54; with -Subordinate to the sons of Aaron ; 8:19; 18:6 -Prophecies concerning ; -14; -Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah -13 -John's vision concerning