Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
Genealogy
By their courses
Bible References
Genealogy
Numbers 3:15
"Number the children of Levi in the houses of their fathers and kindreds, all that are males from a month old and above."
Numbers 4:38
And the sons of Gershon were numbered in their kindreds and in the houses of their fathers,
Numbers 17:2
"Speak unto the children of Israel and take of them, for every principal house, a rod, of their princes over the houses of their fathers: even twelve rods, and write every man's name upon his rod.
Ezra 2:59
And these went up also: Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
Twenty
Numbers 4:3
all that were able to war - for to do the work in the tabernacle of witness:
Numbers 8:24
"This shall be the manner of the Levites: from twenty five years upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the tabernacle of witness,
1 Chronicles 23:24
These are the children of Levi in the households of their fathers the ancient heads, viewed and numbered by name and poll by poll from twenty year and above, to work in the service of the house of the LORD.
By their courses
2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah set the priests and the Levites in their order to wait by course, every man according to his office whether priest or Levite, for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to minister and to thank and to pray in the gates of the lodge of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 24:20
The rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael, Jehdiah.