Levi
Sign in to saveLevi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Certain religious and political functions were reserved for the Levites.
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Levi was one of Jacob and Leah's sons in the Book of Genesis and became the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi, whose members (called Levites) held special religious and political roles in ancient Jewish society. He is also remembered as the great-grandfather of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, three of the most important figures in Jewish history and tradition.
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- Person.relatives
- Reuben (brother)Simeon (brother)Judah (brother)Dan (half brother)Naphtali (half brother)Gad (half brother)Asher (half brother)Issachar (brother)Zebulun (brother)Dinah (sister)Joseph (half brother)Benjamin (half brother)Rachel (aunt/stepmother)
- Person.name
- Levi
- Person.image
- Levi (Francisco de Zurbarán).jpg
- Person.caption
- Levi, from the series Jacob and His Twelve Sons (), by Francisco de Zurbarán
- Person.native_name_lang
- he
- Person.birth_place
- Paddan Aram
- Person.birth_date
- 1 or 16 Nisan
- Person.death_date
- 1431, 1430 or 1429 BC (AM 2331 or AM 2332) (aged 137)
- Person.father
- Jacob
- Person.mother
- Leah
- Person.spouse
- Adinah
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10 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Levi and the "Blessing of Jacob"
- The family of Levi
- Family tree
- In post-Torah tradition
- Testament of Levi
- Tomb
- See also
- References
- External links
Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Certain religious and 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 as landless cultic functionaries.