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Gen 29:34 gave birth to a son.. she called his name L
Gen 34:25 Simeon and L.. each took his
Gen 49:5 Simeon and L are brothers; weapons of
Exo 32:26 all the sons of L joined him
Deu 10:8 the tribe of L.. to carry the ark
Levi (Heb. Lêwî; Gr. Leuí and Leuís, “joined” or “attached”). A closely related name was found in Mari, Lawi-ilu, “one attached to the god.” In Sudar inscriptions, the terms lw’ and lw ‘t mean “priest” and “priestess”, respectively. 1. Third son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 29:34). The only recorded event in Levi’s life is his participation in the 708 massacre of Hamor, Shechem, and the rest of Shechem’s male population, as revenge for the humiliation of Levi’s sister, Dinah, at the hands of Prince Shechem (34 :25-31). Jacob recalled on his deathbed this criminal act of Levi and his brother Simeon. His strong disapproval was probably why he bypassed these 2 brothers and gave Judah, the 4th son (29:35), the birthright to which Reuben was excluded by his conduct. Levi had 3 sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari (46:11). He died at the age of 137 years (Exo 6:16). He was an ancestor of the tribe of Levites, * who were chosen to serve in the sanctuary. 2. Tribe descended from Levi* 1. See Levites. 3. Another name of the apostle Matthew* (Mat 9:9-13; 10:3; Mar 2:13-17; Luk 5:27-32). 4 and 5. Two otherwise unknown descendants of Judah who appear in the genealogy of Jesus recorded by Luke (Luk 3:24, 29, 30). Leviathan. See mythological animals (Leviathan).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(Heb., lewi, joined or linked).
1. Jacob’s third son with Leah (Gen 29:34; Gen 35:23). He joined his brothers in a sinister plot against Joseph (Gen 37:4, Gen 37:28); and, along with them, he appropriately knelt in the presence of Joseph (Gen 42:6). A predicted shortage caused Jacob’s entire family to emigrate to Egypt where Levi died at the age of 137 (Exo 6:16). His three sons—Gershom, Kohath, and Merari (Gen 46:11)—became heads of families. Three facts deserve special attention:
( 1 ) His mother called him Levi hoping that Jacob, his father, would then bond with her (Gen 29:34).
(2) The part he played in the massacre of the Shechemites, since Shechem had raped his sister Dinah, demonstrates two facets of his character: duplicity and righteous indignation (Gen 34:25-31).
(3) Jacob, at the point of death, pronounced a curse on Simeon and Levi for their wicked deed at Shechem (compare 3 Gen 4:25-31 with 49:5-7); but due to the holy zeal manifested in Sinai (Exo 32: 25-29) as well as in his descendant Phineas (Num 25: 6-13), the curse of Levi became a blessing (Deu 33: 8-11) for the descendants of him. See LEVITES.
2. and 3. Ancestors of Jesus (Luk 3:24, Luk 3:29).
4. See MATTHEW.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(United).
– Third son of Jacob, with Leah, Gen 29:34, Gen 29:34, Gen 35:23.
– The Apostle Matthew, Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27.
Levites: Descendants of Levi, dedicated to the services of the Temple. The descendants of Aaron were the priests in the strict sense. No territory corresponded to them, and they lived on “tithes”: (Num 3:11-37, Num 8:16, Num 18:21-24, Lev 27:30-33, Luc 10:32).
Book of Leviticus: Third of the Bible, it is the Book of the Levites and priests and their service in the tabernacle, with the description of the 5 main sacrifices and the 8 most important festivals.
The “Book of Hebrews” would be Leviticus of the NT
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Third of the sons of Jacob with Leah. He was born in Padan-aram. His descendants formed the tribe that bore his name. His name is related to a Hebrew term meaning † œto unite †. He put it on his mother saying: † œNow this time my husband will join me † (Gen 29:34). Gen 34:1-31 tells the story of Dinah’s disgrace and how Simeon and L. took revenge against Shechem and Hamor. He was the father of Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Apart from this, there is no news about his life, other than those in which the group of brothers is mentioned.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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see, LEVITES
vet, = “joined”. (a) Jacob’s third son by Leah (Gen. 29:34). Together with Simeon, Leah’s second son, he killed Hamor, Shechem and the inhabitants of the city, to avenge the outrage perpetrated on his sister Dinah (Gen. 34: 25-31). On his deathbed, Jacob recalled his crime: “Cursed is his anger, for he was fierce…” (Gen. 49:7). Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Gen. 46:11). Levi died in Egypt at the age of 137 (Ex. 6:16). (See LEVITES.) (b) Two ancestors of Christ: one of them the son of Simeon, and the other the son of Melchi (Luke 3:24, 29, 30). (c) Another name of the apostle Matthew (cf. Mt. 9:9-13; Mk. 2:14-17; Lk. 5:27-32).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Third son of Jacob and Leah. (Gen. 29. 34). His name passed to the Israelite tribe descended from him, which lived scattered among the other tribes of Israel. (Gen 49.5; Deut 27.12) and was in charge of the actions of the cult (Ex. 6.16; Num. 16.1; Jos. 21-10). He took care of the sanctuaries, the cities of refuge that were under his protection, the blessings and above all the care of the Ark of the Covenant.
The priesthood corresponded to one of his families of the tribe (Deut. 33), the Family of Eleazar, according to the traditions coming from the priestly sources (Source P) that beat in the Bible.
After the construction of the Temple, the Levites were associated with the splendid cult that was organized in the Temple, under the direction of the priestly families.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
In the OT it is the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Gen 49,5); it also means the priesthood in general (Mal 2,4) and all the Levites (Ex 6,16; Num 16,1). It is also the name of various people, among which the son of Jacob and Leah deserves to be highlighted (Gen 29,34), who gave the name to the aforementioned tribe. In the NT, Levi is the name of Matthew, the tax collector publican, one of the twelve apostles, author of the first gospel, which bears his name (Mt 9,9; Mc 2,14; Lc 5,27. 29). >Matthew.
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
(Adherence; United).
1. Third son of Jacob with his wife Leah; he was born in Paddan-aram. (Ge 35:23, 26) When he was born, Leah said: “’Now this time my husband will join me, because I have borne him three sons.’ That is why the boy was named Levi, since the meaning of this name was linked to Leah’s hope that there would be a new bond of affection between her and Jacob. (Ge 29:34) Levi became the father of Gershon (Gersom), Kohath, and Merari, the founders of the three main divisions of the Levites. (Ge 46:11; 1Ch 6:1, 16)
Levi and his brother Simeon acted drastically against their sister Dinah’s rapist and against their house. (Ge 34:25, 26, 31) Jacob cursed this violent act and foretold that the descendants of Levi would be scattered in Israel, a prophecy that was fulfilled when the Levites were scattered to 48 cities distributed in the territories of the various tribes of Israel in the land of Canaan. (Ge 49:7; Jos 21:41) Levi accompanied Jacob to Egypt, dying there at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven. (Ex 1:1, 2; 6:16; see LEVITES.)
2. An ancestor of Jesus Christ who is said to be “the son of Simeon” in the genealogy of Jesus recorded in Luke. His name is included between David and Zerubbabel. (Lu 3:27-31)
3. “Son of Melquí”; in the genealogy of Jesus recorded in Luke he is two places before Heli, the father of Mary. (Lu 3:23, 24)
4. Tax collector (Mr 2:14; Lu 5:27, 29) who became an apostle of Jesus Christ; he was also known by the name of Mateo. (Mt 9:9; 10:2-4; see MATTHEW.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
Third son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29.34). There the name (Heb. lēwı̂) is root bound lāwā (join), and in Nm. 18.2, 4 we find a play on words in relation to this meaning.
The only detail of his life that is known to us, apart from the events common to all the sons of Jacob, is his treacherous attack on Shechem in the company of Simeon (Gen. 34.25-26). To be fair, it is necessary to mention that the natural meaning of Gn. 34.13, 27 is that the two brothers acted with the agreement of all. These two were especially concerned because Dinah was their full sister. Surely the young men were able to carry out the slaughter with the help of their father’s slaves.
It has been almost universally assumed that Gen. 49.5–7 refers to this incident, but this is highly doubtful. The variant of some versions in the last clause of vv. 6, represented by °vrv1, “they tore down the wall”; the Hebrew “they hamstrung a bull” (cf. °vrv2) would seem to contradict Gn. 34.28. It is better to take the verb tenses in vv. 6 as “perfect of experience” and translate, “because in their fury they kill men, and in their debauchery (“voluntariness”, °vm; “whimsically”, °nc) hamstring bulls” (so rsv). They are cursed because of a life of violence and cruelty of which Shechem is but one early and notorious example. Later history was to show that the loyalty of Levi’s descendants to Yahweh could turn curse into blessing, and their division and dispersion in Israel was as his representative. However, the curse seems to have affected Levi greatly. The total census figure in Nm. 3.22, 28, 34 males one month and older is markedly lower than all tribal numbers in Nm. 1, of males twenty years old and above. How this happened is not stated. It would seem that Levi had only three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, all born before he moved to Egypt with Jacob.
Modern critical scholarship has variously questioned the biblical account of the origin of the tribe of Levi, but most criticism has fallen out of favor. Let us only mention Lagarde’s conjecture that the Levites were the Egyptians who “joined the Israelites in the exodus, and Baudissin’s that they were those “attached to” the ark, ie to escort it; in other words priestly servants. Far more important is Hommel’s proposal to link lēwı̂ with lawia, with the meaning of “priest”, in Minaean inscriptions in N Arabia. Facts and valuable analysis will be found in GB Gray, Sacrifice in the Old Testament, pp. 242–245. He points out that the Mineans could have taken the term from Israel. In fact, an overwhelming majority of scholars agree that Gen. 49.5–7…