Bible Strands
Levi
the name means attached Strong's Lexicon
Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, was the progenitor of the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Adhesion. (1.) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah's words (Gen. 29:34), "This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me." He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Siblings
Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Dinah, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Reuben, Simeon, Naphtali, Zebulun
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 29:34.
Verses that name Levi
- Genesis 29:34 Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
- Genesis 34:25 Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 34:30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Exodus 1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Exodus 2:1 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,
- Exodus 6:16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Exodus 6:19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
- 1 Chronicles 2:1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 6:47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 9:18 he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.