Person
Levi
Levi (patriarch)
- Born
- 1756 BC
- Attested
- 1756–1701 BC
- Era
- Patriarchs, Israel in Egypt
The third son of Jacob by Leah.
Family & connections
- Parents
- Siblings
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Line of descent
24 generations back to God, following the father where one is recorded.
Descendants
Three generations.
Events
- 1756 BC Birth of Levi
- 1728 BC Joseph sold to Egypt
- 1708–1701 BC 7 years of famine
- 1706–1704 BC Joseph's brothers return to Egypt
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).
In Scripture
64 verses in 15 books
- Genesis29:34; 34:25, 30; 35:23; 46:11; 49:5
- Exodus1:2; 2:1; 6:16, 19; 32:26, 28
- Numbers1:49; 3:6, 15, 17; 4:2; 16:1, 7–8, 10; 17:3, 8; 18:2, 21; 26:59
- Deuteronomy10:8–9; 18:1; 21:5; 27:12; 31:9; 33:8
- Joshua13:14, 33; 21:10
- 1 Kings12:31
- 1 Chronicles2:1; 6:1, 16, 38, 43, 47; 9:18; 12:26; 21:6; 23:6, 14, 24; 24:20
- Ezra8:15, 18
- Nehemiah10:39; 12:23
- Psalms135:20
- Ezekiel40:46; 48:31
- Zechariah12:13
- Malachi2:4, 8; 3:3
- Hebrews7:5, 9
- Revelation7:7
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