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1 Chronicles 6:16–17

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¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
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  1. Exodus 6:16Rank 1 from verse 16
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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.

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

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    7¶ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

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    17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

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    18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

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    21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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1 Chronicles 6:16

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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 6:17

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names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

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15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

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18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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