Lead too short date February 2010 Tribes of Israel In Jew ish tradition, a Levite Hebrew Name Levi L w Attached is a member of the tribes of Israel Hebrew tribe of Levi . When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan , the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but no tribal land because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance Deuteronomy 18 2 . ref bibleverse Joshua 13 33 63 , cited in CathEncy wstitle Levites ref ref bibleverse Deuteronomy 18 2 63 ref The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well. In return, the landed tribe s were expected to give tithe to the Levites, particularly the tithe known as the Maaser Rishon or Maaser Rishon Levite Tithe . In current Jewish practise ... Levites are kohanim. Y chromosome in Levite A 2003 study of the Y chromosome by Behar et ... the Levite tribe were particularly zealous in protecting the Mosaic law in the face of those worshipping ... Kohen A Bat Levi daughter of a Levite is no longer recognized by many rishonim as having lineal ... to the Torah for the Levite aliyah in those Conservative synagogues which have both retained traditional ... Levi surname Levi , L vy Hebrew for Levite , equally common in Ashkenazic and Sephardic groups. HaLevi, Halevi and Halevy are Hebrew language and all translate to the Levi or the Levite. Levin a Russia ... Levite or Levita Latinized, with Slavic suffix an in Lewitan , Levitan the greatest family name of Levite .... Having a last name of Levi or a related term does not necessarily mean a person is a Levite, and many ... by patrilineal descent , so a child whose biological father is a Levite is a Levite in cases ... requires both biological parents to be Jews and the biological father to be a Levite. Currently the only ... Hypothesis to the Elohist , seem to treat Levite as a descriptive attribute for someone particularly ... are firmly established as a tribe, and the only tribe with the right to be priests. The Levite and the Holocaust ... more details
Ramoth or Remeth may refer to one of several places in ancient Israel Ramoth Gilead , a Levite city of refuge Baalath Beer , also known as Ramoth of the South, a city of the tribe of Simeon Ramoth Issachar , a Levite city in the tribe of Issachar Ramoth dragon , a fictional dragon in Anne McCaffrey s Dragonriders of Pern books See also Ramah ancient Israel Disambig tr Ramoth ... more details
Elkanah Hebrew is a Hebrew name meaning God has purchased and may refer to several persons in the Bible called Elkanah Elkanah husband of Hannah , father of Samuel . A Levite , ancestor of a certain Berechiah . 1 Books of Chronicles Chronicles 9 16 A Levite, son of the rebellious Korah and brother of Abiasaph . Book of Exodus Exodus 6 24 A Levite, descendant of Korah, who came to David at Ziklag while he was still under restrictions because of Saul the King Saul . 1 Chronicles chapter 12 A Levite, descendant from Korah through Abiasaph, mentioned as the great grandfather of the next. 1 Chronicles chapter 6 A Levite, mentioned as the great great great grandfather of Elkanah, Samuel s father. One of the gatekeepers of the Ark of the Covenant , when David transferred it to Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles chapter 15 An official in king Ahaz court. 2 Chronicles chapter 28 See also Elkana or Elqana, Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank. Elknanah Elkana can also be a surname or a male forename. given name Category Hebrew Bible people he no Elkana ... more details
orphan date September 2010 Kadmiel before God i.e., his servant, one of the Levite s who returned with Zerubbabel from the Babylonian captivity bibleverse Nehemiah 9 4 , bibleverse nb Nehemiah 10 9 , bibleverse nb Nehemiah 12 8 . Eastons Category Hebrew Bible people Tanakh stub ... more details
Kedemoth beginnings easternmost, a city of Tribe of Reuben Reuben , assigned to the Levite s of the family of Merari bibleverse Joshua 13 18 . It lay not far north east of Dibon gad , east of the Dead Sea . Eastons Tanakh stub Jordan geo stub coord missing Jordan Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
Kibzaim two heaps, a city of Ephraim , assigned to the Kohath ite Levite s, and appointed as a Cities of Refuge City of Refuge bibleverse Joshua 21 22 . It is also called Jokmeam bibleverse 1 Chronicles 6 68 . Eastons Tanakh stub Palestine geo stub coord missing Palestine Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
Sh maya is a Hebrew language Hebrew from shem and aya Sky, figuratively, the height or farthest extent of anything. From the particle shem, deriving from the ancient Semitic root ShM name, light, sound, vibration, atmosphere. The aya ending indicates that it is without limit. Another more common meaning is Listen to God . It has been referred to otherwise as Sh maya Mishnah Sh maya , a rabbi nic sage who was leader of the Pharisee s in the 1st century BC in the Hebrew Bible Christian Old Testament Shemaiah prophet Shemaiah , a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam Books of Kings I Kings 12 22 24 Book of Nehemiah Neh. 3 29 a Tribe of Simeon Simeonite Books of Chronicles I Chr. 4 37 a priest Neh. 12 42 a Levite I Chr. 9 16 I Chr. 9 14 Neh. 11 15 a Levite in the time of David , who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed edom to Hebron I Chr. 15 8 a reference to Moses the Levite I Chr. 24 6 the eldest son of Obed edom I Chr. 26 4 8 a Levite II Chr. 29 14 a false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem Neh. 6 10 a prince of tribe of Judah Judah who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem Neh. 12 34 36 Nehelamite Dweller of Nehelam The designation of Shemaiah , a false prophet who went with the captives to Babylon and who opposed Jeremiah Jer. 29 24, 31 32 . one of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law II Chr. 17 8 a Levite appointed to distribute the oblations of the Lord II Chr. 31 15 a Levite II Chr. 35 9 the father of Urijah the prophet Jer. 26 20 the father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim Jer. 36 12 Written works The second book of Books of Chronicles Chronicles refers to a Book of the Prophet Shemaiah . No existing work has been identified with this title see Lost books of the Old Testament . eastons Category Hebrew Bible people Tanakh stub ... more details
eastons There were four Bible biblical characters called Amasai lang he burdensome , IPA he amasai pron . The name is rarely used in modern Hebrew . Its only known contemporary appearance is in the first name of the poet and translator Amasai Levin . It is used less rarely as a Hebrew family name. Amasai the Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel Bible Samuel 1 Chr. 6 25, 35 . The leader of a body of men who joined David in the stronghold, probably of Adullam 1 Chr. 12 18 . Amasai the priest who was appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed edom 1 Chr. 15 24 . Amasai, the father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple 2 Chr. 29 12 . Category Hebrew Bible people he ... more details
Jerimoth sometimes spelled Jeremoth in the Hebrew Bible is the name of eight men In Books of Chronicles 1 Chronicles 7 7, Jerimoth is a son of Bela . In 1 Chronicles 7 8, Jerimoth is a son of Becher . In 1 Chronicles 12 5, Jerimoth is a Tribe of Benjamin Benjamite and one of King David s mighty men. In 1 Chronicles 23 23, 24 30 Jerimoth is a Levite of the family of Merari . In 1 Chronicles 25 4,22 Jerimoth is a descendant of Heman Bible Heman . In 1 Chronicles 27 19 Jerimoth is a ruler of the tribe of Naphtali . In Books of Chronicles 2 Chronicles 11 18 Jerimoth is a son of King David . In 2 Chronicles 31 13 Jerimoth is a Levite and an overseer in the Temple of Jerusalem in the reign of King Hezekiah . Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
Jeduthun lauder praising the name of one or two men in the Bible . A Levite of the family of Merari , and one of the three masters of music appointed by David . 1 Chr. 16 41, 42 25 1 6 His office was generally to preside over the music of the temple service, Jeduthun s name stands at the head of the 39th, 62d and 77th Psalms, indicating probably that they were to be sung by his choir. A Levite whose son or descendant Obed Edom was a gatekeeper at the time David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem . 1. Chr 16 1 Heman Bible Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song . 1 Chronicles 16 42 Prophets of the Tanakh tanakh stub Category 11th century BC people Category 10th century BC people Category Hebrew Bible people el ... more details
Amaziah or Amasias in the Douay Rheims lang he , strengthened by God lang la Amasias may refer to Amaziah of Judah , the king of Judah A Levite , son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite 1 Chronicles 6 45 A priest of the golden calves at Bethel Amos 7 10 17 The father of Joshah , one of the leaders of the tribe of Simeon in the time of Hezekiah 1 Chr. 4 34 given name Category Hebrew Bible people pt Amazias ... more details
Three Kemuels are mentioned in the Bible. One is mentioned in the Book of Genesis Genesis 22 21 as the nephew of Abraham , son of Nahor , brother of Bethuel father of Rebekah . The second Kemuel was ruler of the tribe of Ephraim in Book of Numbers Numbers 34 24. The third was the father of Hashbiah, ruler of the tribe of Levi or Levite , in the Book of Chronicles 27 17. dab ... more details
Azaziah az a zi a , meaning whom Jehovah strengthened , may refer to One of the Levitical musicians in the temple http bible.cc 1 chronicles 15 21.htm I Chronicles 15 21 . The father of Hoshea , who was made ruler over the Ephraimites http bible.cc 1 chronicles 7 20.htm I Chronicles 27 20 . A Levite who had charge of the temple offerings in the days of Hezekiah http bible.cc 2 chronicles 31 13.htm II Chronicles 31 13 . References eastons Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
Kartah city, a town in the tribe of Zebulun assigned to the Levite s of the family of Merari bibleverse Joshua 21 34 . It is identical with Kattath bibleverse nb Joshua 19 15 , and perhaps also with Kitron bibleverse Judges 1 30 . See also Khirbat Qumbaza Eastons Tanakh stub Israel geo stub Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Ramoth was a Levite city in the Tribe of Issachar . It is probably the same as Remeth and Jarmuth. Joshua 19 17,21 1 Chronicles 6 71 73 Some have tentatively identified it with Kokab el Hawa north of Beth Shean . Category Hebrew Bible cities Category Depopulated places in the Land of Israel Tanakh stub ... more details
Adonijah is a Hebrew language Hebrew name, meaning Yahu is my lord . A number of characters in the Bible bear this name. The Adonijah fourth son of David . 2 Book of Samuel Sam. 3 4 A Levite sent with the princes to teach the book of the law to the inhabitants of kingdom of Judah Judah 2 Books of Chronicles Chr. 17 8 . One of the chiefs of the people after the Babylonian captivity Book of Nehemiah Neh. 10 16 . disambig Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
bibleverse Psalms 73 HE is the 73rd psalm from the Book of Psalms . It was written by Asaph Bible , a 10th century BCE Levite . It grapples with one of life s most troublesome questions as to why the wicked prosper and avoid punishment. It goes into saying that the glamor of the wicked is futile, and is really a form of punishment ref The Artscroll Tehillim page 146 ref . References reflist Psalms Category Psalms 073 Bible stub ... more details
Nethaneel Gift of is Elohim God , Standard Hebrew N tan el , Tiberian Hebrew N an l The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the The Exodus Exodus Num. 1 8 2 5, 7 18, 23 10 15 . One of David s brothers 1 Chr. 2 14 . A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought up to Jerusalem 1 Chr. 15 24 . A Levite 1 Chr. 24 6 . A temple porter, of the family of the Korhites 1 Chr. 26 4 . One of the princes appointed by Jehoshaphat to teach the law through the cities of Judah 2 Chr. 17 7 . A chief Levite in the time of Josiah 2 Chr. 35 9 . Ezra 10 22. Neh. 12 21. A priest s son who bore a trumpet at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem Neh. 12 36 . The Midrash lists Nethaneel as one of the several names of Moses . References eastons Category Hebrew Bible people Category Torah people sw Nethaneli ... more details
According to the Torah , Hebron was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi ref bibleverse Exodus 6 18 ref , consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron , Miriam , and Moses ref ibid ref . Hebron is portrayed in the text as the founder of the Hebronite faction of Levites ref bibleverse Numbers 3 19 ref however, on some occasions, the Book of Chronicles treats the Hebronites as being distinct from the descendants of Kohath ref bibleverse 1 Chronicles 15 5 9 ref . No further details of Hebron s life are given by the Bible, and according to Biblical criticism biblical scholars the genealogy for Levi s descendants is actually an aetiology aetiological myth , reflecting popular perception of the connections between different Levite factions ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref textual criticism textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations , a document originating from a similar wiktionary religiopolitical religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source ref Richard Elliott Friedman , Who Wrote The Bible? ref . Biblical scholars believe that the Hebronites gained their name as a result of originating at the Levite dominated city named Hebron , meaning league ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref . See also Hebron References Ibid date July 2010 references Category Levites Category Torah people no Hebron bibelsk person pt Hebrom filho de Coate ... more details
Ammiel means people of God. One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan Num. 13 12 . He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report Num. 14 37 . The father of Machir of Lo debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided 2 Sam. 9 4, 5 17 27 . The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David 1 Chr. 3 5 . He is called Eliam in 2 Sam. 11 3. One of the sons of Obed edom the Levite 1 Chr. 26 5 . Reference eastons Category Hebrew Bible people Category Torah people de Ammiel ... more details
Zebadiah gift of God Jehovah has bestowed cf. Zebedee disambiguation Zebedee A son of Asahel, Joab s brother 1 Chr. 27 7 . A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 17 7, 8 . The son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of tribe of Judah Judah in all the king s matters 2 Chr. 19 8 11 . A son of Beriah 1 Chr. 8 15 . A Korhite porter of the Lord s house 1 Chr. 26 2 . Three or four others of this name are also mentioned. eastons Category Hebrew Bible people disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 The description Daughter of Aaron is given to several women in the New Testament , among them Elizabeth Biblical person Elizabeth , mother of John the Baptist . This was a title given to all Kohanim Levite priests , who nearly always intermarried a daughter of Aaron was thus allowed to wed with Levites. Aaron , elder brother of Moses , is widely held as the founder of Jewish priesthood , and as such Jewish priests called themselves and were called by others his descendants. Inscriptions unearthed in Israel dating back to the beginning of the current era sometimes mention someone as being a descendant of Aaron , this means that this person was a Jewish priest or related to Christianity . Category New Testament people Christianity stub ... more details
Zuph meaning honeycomb in Hebrew language Hebrew is the Bible Biblical name of A Kohathite Levite , ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel Bible Samuel 1 Sam. 1 1 called also Zophai and Ziph . Land of Zuph 1 Sam. 9 5, 6 , a district in which lay Samuel s city, Ramathaim Zophim . It was probably so named after Zuph 1 Chr. 6 26 . Zuph and the city of Ramathaim Zophim are mentioned in the bible together with Mount Ephraim , suggesting that they shared a similar locality. References JewishEncyclopedia Tanakh stub Category Hebrew Bible people Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
About people in the Bible named Zechariah Zechariah disambiguation Zechariah The male given name Zechariah given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew , meaning Tetragrammaton The Lord has remembered. It has been translated into English in many variant forms and spellings, including Zachariah, Zacharias and Zachary. It was the name of various men in the Bible. New Testament Zechariah priest , the father of John the Baptist. In the King James Version of the Bible King James version of the Bible his name was written Zacharias . He is recognised as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church . See also Islamic view of Zechariah , and Benedictus Song of Zechariah , his song canticle of thanksgiving. Hebrew Bible Zechariah Hebrew prophet , a prophet of the kingdom of Judah, spelled this way in KJV. His writings, the Book of Zechariah . Zechariah of Israel Zachariah in King James Version of the Bible KJV , king of Israel and son of Jeroboam. Zechariah Ben Jehoiada , son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash. See also Tomb of Zechariah , a monument named after him in Jerusalem. In addition to the characters named above, there are numerous minor characters in the Bible with the same name A prophet, who had understanding in the seeing of God, in the time of Uzziah, who was much indebted to him for his wise counsel bibleverse 2 Chron 26 5 . One of the chiefs of the tribe of Reuben bibleverse 1 Chron 5 7 . One of the porters of the tabernacle bibleverse 1 Chron 9 21 . bibleverse 1 Chron 9 37 . A Levite who assisted at the bringing up of the ark from the house of Obed edom bibleverse 1 Chron 15 20 24 . A Kohathite Levite bibleverse 1 Chron 24 25 . A Merarite Levite bibleverse 1 Chron 27 21 . The father of Iddo bibleverse 1 Chron 27 21 . One who assisted in teaching the law to the people in the time of Jehoshaphat bibleverse 2 Chron 17 7 . A Levite of the sons of Asaph bibleverse 2 Chron 20 14 . One of Jehoshaphat s sons ... more details
orphan date September 2010 Levinger is a very rare family name most probably derived from the name Levite Levi . People with the surname Levinger include People Matthew Levinger born 1960 , American historian Moshe Levinger The name Levinger derives from Loewinger a family from Debrecen in Hungary . In the 1901 census the name is shewn as Lewinger, but because the register is in writing it is possible that it was simply misspelt as service records show that by the time of the first world war Abe Lewinger who was shewn in the 1901 census was Levinger Category Surnames surname stub ... more details
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