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1 Chronicles 6:1–3

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THE sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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From verse 1

  1. Exodus 6:16Rank 1 from verse 1
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    16¶ And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

  2. Genesis 46:11Rank 2 from verse 1
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    11¶ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  3. Numbers 26:57Rank 3 from verse 1
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    57¶ And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

  4. 1 Chronicles 23:6Rank 4 from verse 1
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    6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  5. 1 Chronicles 6:16Rank 5 from verse 1
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    16¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  6. 1 Chronicles 6:20Rank 6 from verse 1
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    20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

  7. Numbers 3:17Rank 7 from verse 1
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    17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

From verse 2

  1. Exodus 6:18Rank 1 from verse 2
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    18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

  2. 1 Chronicles 23:12Rank 2 from verse 2
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    12¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

  3. Exodus 6:21–24Rank 3 from verse 2
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    21¶ And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

    22And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

    23And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

From verse 3

  1. Exodus 6:20Rank 1 from verse 3
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    20And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

  2. Leviticus 10:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.

  3. Exodus 15:20Rank 3 from verse 3
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    20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

  4. Leviticus 10:12Rank 4 from verse 3
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    12¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:

  5. 1 Chronicles 23:13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

  6. 1 Chronicles 24:1–6Rank 6 from verse 3
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    1NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

    3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

    4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

    5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

    6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

  7. Exodus 2:4Rank 7 from verse 3
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    4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

  8. Exodus 2:7Rank 8 from verse 3
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    7Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

  9. Exodus 24:1Rank 9 from verse 3
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    1AND he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

  10. Exodus 28:1Rank 10 from verse 3
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    1AND take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

  11. Exodus 6:23Rank 11 from verse 3
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    23And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  12. Leviticus 10:16Rank 12 from verse 3
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    16¶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

  13. Micah 6:4Rank 13 from verse 3
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    4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

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1 Chronicles 6:1

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Levi

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Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.

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1 Chronicles 6:3

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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6:1THE sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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6:2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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6:3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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