Nehemiah 12:30

Dedication Of The Wall Of Jerusalem

²⁹ and from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth (for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.) ³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves. And they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. ³¹ Then I brought up the rulers of Judah on the wall, and chose two great choirs of praise. One went to the right upon the wall toward the Dung Gate.

Priests and Levites

Descendants Of Levi

Levi

Levites

Exodus 19:10

And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.

Job 1:5

And when they had gone around the day of feasting, Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. So Job did always.

Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods among you, and be clean, and change your garments.

Exodus 19:15

And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.

Numbers 19:2-20

This is the ordinance of the law which Jehovah has commanded, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke ever came.

2 Chronicles 29:5

And he said to them, Hear me, Levites, now sanctify yourselves and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness out of the holy place.

2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. And their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves. For the Levites were more upright of heart to make themselves pure than the priests.

Ezra 6:21

And the sons of Israel ate, all who had come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the uncleanness of the nations of the land, in order to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 13:22

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

Nehemiah 13:30

So I cleansed them from all strangers, and appointed charges to the priests and the Levites, every one in his business,

Hebrews 5:1

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the things pertaining to God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

Hebrews 5:3

And because of this he should, as for the people, so also for himself, offer for sins.