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 builded them villages about Jerusalem. ³⁰ And the priests and Levites purified themselves, and cleansed the people, the gates and the wall. ³¹ And I caused the princes of Judah to go up upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs of thanksgiving, which went on the righthand of the wall toward the Dung gate,

Priests and Levites

Descendants Of Levi

Levi

Levites

Exodus 19:10

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go unto the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes:

Job 1:5

And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

Genesis 35:2

Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,

Exodus 19:15

And he said unto the people, "Be ready against the third day, and see that ye come not at your wives."

Numbers 19:2-20

"This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commandeth, saying, 'Speak unto the children of Israel and let them take thee a red cow without spot wherein is no blemish, and which never bare yoke upon her.

2 Chronicles 29:5

and said unto them, "Hear me ye Levites: purify yourselves and hallow the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and bring out the filthiness out of the holy place.

2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, and were not able to slay all the burnt offerings. Wherefore their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended, and until the priests were sanctified. For the Levites were purer-hearted to sanctify themselves then the priests.

Ezra 6:21

And the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the Heathen in the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate

Nehemiah 13:22

And I said unto the Levites which were clean, that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the Sabbath day. Think upon me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to thy great mercy!

Nehemiah 13:30

Thus cleansed I them from all such as were outlandish, and appointed the courses of the priests and Levites, every one to his office,

Hebrews 5:1

For every high priest that is taken from among men is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Hebrews 5:3

For the which infirmities sake, he is bound to offer for sins, as well for his own part, as for the peoples.