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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 Levites from wikipedia
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Levites with a
tithe (Numbers 18:21–25),
particularly the
tithe known as the
First tithe, ma'aser rishon. The Kohanim, a
subset of the
Levites, were...
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survival of the
Benjamite tribe while still complying with
their oath, the
Levites pillage and m****acre the city of Jabesh-Gilead, none of
whose residents...
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political functions were
reserved for the
Levites. Most
scholars view the
Torah as
projecting the
origins of the
Levites into the past to
explain their role...
- 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...
- no
mention whatever of a
tithe appointed for the
Levites, and in the
Deuteronomic Code,
though Levites have a
share of the ma'aser sheni,
their share is...
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consecrates the
Levites for the
service of the
Tabernacle in the
place of the first-born sons, who
hitherto had
performed that service. The
Levites are divided...
- Kemuel,
identified as the
leader of the
Levites in the time of David. A
Levite leader in the time of Josiah. A
Levite identified as
having signed the covenant...
- of that poem. A "son of Kishi" or "Kishaiah," of the
Merarite branch of
Levites, and also, with
Heman and Asaph,
placed by King
David over the service...
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travels of
Levites who
often relied on the 'local
support and hospitality,
having no
patrilineal holdings of
their own'. A
particular Levite who resided...
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reflect a two-tier
priesthood with the
Levites in
subordinate position. A two-tier
hierarchy of
Aaronides and
Levites appears in Ezra,
Nehemiah and Chronicles...
