Merari

A Levite, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Tribe of Levi · named in 12 verses

the name means bitter Strong's Lexicon

Merari, the third son of Levi, was the founder of the Merarite clan of Levites.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16). He became the head of one of the great divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:19). (See MERARITES.)

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Levi

Children Jaaziah, Mahli, Mushi

Siblings Gershon, Jochebed, Kohath

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 46:11.

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Verses that name Merari

Genesis 46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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 6:1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
1 Chronicles 6:29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
1 Chronicles 6:44 On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1 Chronicles 6:47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:63 The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 6:77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 9:14 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;