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Levite
Levite Le"vite (l[=e]"v[imac]t), n. [L. Levites, Gr.
Leyi:`ths, fr. Heb. Levi, one of the sons of Jacob.]
1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a
descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests
(who were of the same tribe) and employed in various
duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward
the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of
wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music
of the services, etc.
2. A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.
Meaning of Levite from wikipedia
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Levites (/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte; Hebrew: לְוִיִּם, romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are
Jewish males who
claim patrilineal descent from the
Tribe of Levi. The...
- The
episode of the
Levite's concubine, also
known as the
Benjamite War, in
Judges 19–21
concerns a
Levite from
Ephraim and his concubine. They
travel through...
- beaten, and left half dead
alongside the road. A
Jewish priest and then a
Levite come by, both
avoiding the man. A
Samaritan happens upon him and, though...
- The
Levites who were not
Kohanim pla****
music in the
Temple or
served as guards. Most
scholars view the
Torah as
projecting the
origins of the
Levites into...
- (Jacob's
third son), and the
founder of the
Israelite Tribe of Levi (the
Levites,
including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron,
Moses and Miriam...
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Gershon and in the Book of
Chronicles the
progenitor of one of the prin****l
Levite clans is
sometimes identified as Gershom,
sometimes as Gershon. The firstborn...
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agricultural produce to charity,
after the
giving of the
standard terumah, to the
Levite (or Kohen). This
tithe is
required to be free of both
monetary and servicial...
- For example, a
person is
considered to be a
priest or
Levite, if his
father is a
priest or
Levite, and the
members of all the
Twelve Tribes are called...
-
charge of
forced labor for Solomon's
building projects (1
Kings 4:6). A
Levite of the
family of
Jeduthun (Nehemiah 11:17), also
called Obadiah (1 Chronicles...
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Levite who ****isted at the
bringing up of the ark from the
house of Obed-edom: 1
Chron 15:20–24. A
Kohathite Levite: 1
Chron 24:25. A
Merarite Levite:...
