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• Aaron

  [People]

  Aaron is a member of the tribe of Levi who appears in the Old Testament books of Exodus through Deuteronomy. He was the elder brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, and his descendants carried on Israel's priesthood.

• Amram

  [People]

  Amram was a son of Kohath of the tribe of Levi, the husband of Jochebed, and the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. His name appears in genealogical passages such as Exodus 6 and Numbers 26.

• Heman

  [People]

  Heman is a figure in the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Chronicles, where he appears as a Levite worship leader in charge of temple music in the time of David. The same name also appears in the title of Psalm 88 and in 1 Kings 4.

• Kore

  [People]

  Kore, the son of the Levite Imnah, lived in the southern kingdom of Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah. He was the gatekeeper of the east gate of the temple and was placed in charge of distributing the freewill offerings and the most holy things (2 Chronicles 31:14).

• Uzziel

  [People]

  Uzziel was a grandson of Levi and the fourth son of Kohath, making him the uncle of Moses and Aaron. His descendants formed the Uzzielites, one of the families of the Kohathite branch of the tribe of Levi.

• Mishael (son of Uzziel)

  [People]

  Mishael was a son of Uzziel, a Kohathite of the tribe of Levi, and a cousin of Moses and Aaron. When Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu died, he and his brother Elzaphan carried their bodies out of the camp.

• Korah

  [People]

  Korah was a Levite who, according to Numbers 16, joined Dathan and Abiram in challenging the authority of Moses and Aaron and was judged for it. His descendants, the "sons of Korah," are named in the superscriptions of several psalms.

• Shebuel

  [People]

  Shebuel was a Levite in the time of David and the chief among the descendants of Gershom, the son of Moses. First Chronicles records him as the officer in charge of the temple treasuries.

• Mattaniah (Son of Micah)

  [People]

  Mattaniah was a Levite descended from Asaph who lived in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer (Nehemiah 11:17).

• Zichri

  [People]

  Zichri is a Levite named in the genealogy of Exodus 6. He was a grandson of Kohath, a son of Izhar, and a brother of Korah and Nepheg.

• Temple Gatekeepers

  [Bible]

  The temple gatekeepers were Levites who guarded the gates of the tabernacle and the temple in Jerusalem and oversaw entry, the storehouses, and the temple furnishings. They are described most fully in 1 Chronicles and also appear in Psalm 84:10, a psalm of the sons of Korah.

• Joshua 21

  [Bible]

  Joshua 21 records how the Levites received by lot forty-eight cities, together with their surrounding pasturelands, in which to dwell among the inheritances of the other tribes. The chapter closes by summarizing that God had fulfilled all His promises of land and rest.

• Kadmiel

  [People]

  Kadmiel is the name of a Levitical family, or of its head, among the Levites who returned from the Babylonian exile. The name appears in Ezra and Nehemiah, which record Kadmiel overseeing the rebuilding of the temple, taking part in the prayer of repentance in Nehemiah 9, and sealing the covenant.

• Numbers 35

  [Bible]

  Numbers 35 contains the ordinance granting the Levites forty-eight cities with their surrounding pasturelands, the system of six cities of refuge that protects those who have killed someone unintentionally, and the principles for judging cases of homicide.

• 1 Chronicles 15

  [Bible]

  In this chapter David has the Levites carry the Ark of the Covenant and appoints singers and musicians, and the ark is brought from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David. The chapter ends with Michal despising David as he dances.

• Nehemiah 12

  [Bible]

  Nehemiah 12 lists the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel and gives the genealogy of the high priests. It then records the dedication of the rebuilt wall of Jerusalem and the arrangements for the storehouses that supplied those who served in the temple.

• Nethinim

  [Bible]

  The Nethinim were a group who assisted the Levites in the temple at Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. They appear chiefly in Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 Chronicles.

• 1 Chronicles 26

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 26 continues the record of the duties assigned to the Levites in the time of David. It lists the divisions of the temple gatekeepers and the assignment of gates by lot, the men in charge of the treasuries and the dedicated things, and the officers and judges responsible for affairs outside the temple.

• Korah's Rebellion

  [Bible]

  Korah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leaders, challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron and were judged by God.

• Numbers 4

  [Bible]

  Numbers 4 records the census of the men aged thirty to fifty among the Levite clans of Kohath, Gershon, and Merari who were to serve at the tabernacle of the congregation, and it assigns each clan its duties for moving the tabernacle.