Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The following belonged to Gershom's descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (The length of Levi's life was 137 years.) The sons of Gershon, by their families, were Libni and Shimei.

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. read more.
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans. From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 7,500. The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west. Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting, the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.

"Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting. This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it. read more.
They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. "All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans, Verse ConceptsCounting Levites

He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required; Verse ConceptsTwo Other Things

Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. Verse ConceptsCarrying Holy ThingsThe Tabernacle

And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. Verse ConceptsThirteen

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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

The clans of Gershom's descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). Verse ConceptsThirteen

From the descendants of Gershom: Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives.

David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Verse ConceptsSubdivisionsdivision

David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

From the descendants of Gershom: Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel -- three in all.

and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord's temple.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. Verse ConceptsCamping During The Exodus

Konaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, along with Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the officials of the Levites, supplied the Levites with 5,000 Passover sacrifices and 500 cattle. Verse ConceptsHeadsFour To Five HundredFive ThousandFour And Five Hundred

Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, in the storerooms of the temple of the Lord."

David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: From the descendants of Kohath: Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives. From the descendants of Merari: Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives. read more.
From the descendants of Gershom: Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives. From the descendants of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives. From the descendants of Hebron: Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives. From the descendants of Uzziel: Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.