The Cities of the Levites hold a significant place in the biblical narrative, reflecting the unique role and inheritance of the Levite tribe among the Israelites. According to the Old Testament, the Levites were set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle, and later the Temple...
O house of Levi, bless the LORD;The "house of Levi" refers to the tribe of Levi, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Levites were set apart for religious duties and were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and later the temple. This phrase calls upon the Levites to lead...
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron. 尼希米记 12:46–47 — King ...
000 sheep. So the king and all the people set apart the house of God.6The religious leaders stood in their places while the Levites were praising the Lord using objects King David had made. They were playing, “For His loving-kindness lasts forever.” As the religious leaders blew horns...
3 He issued this order to the Levites, who were to teach all Israel and who had been set apart to serve the Lord:“Put the holy Ark in the Temple that was built by Solomon son of David, the king of Israel. You no longer need to carry it back and forth on your shoulders. Now ...
When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, 15 “Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male...
The verse in Exodus thus, preserves a memory of the mirrors being forcibly relinquished, and then hammered down or smelted into the wash basin for the priests; the women’s role as secondary cultic functionaries was apparently taken up by the Levites, who also “minister [tzavaʾ]” at...
Numbers 8 deals with setting the Levites apart for their duties. Numbers 9 defines how the Passover shall be celebrated from that time on. It also describes the cloud over the tabernacle, if it lifted they moved on, if it stayed, they stayed. Numbers 10 tells of making two silver trumpe...
When the Israelites took possession of the land of Canaan, the city of Gibeon was allotted to the territory of Benjamin, and it was also set aside for the Levites (Joshua 21:17). A nearby “high place” (Nabi Samwill) held for a time the tabernacle (see 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles ...
The priests and Levites have much to learn from their revered law-giver. Moses, mediator of the covenant between God and Israel, will train these men in living holy, set-apart lives. He will teach them to love, serve, and submit to Yeshua (Jesus), the Messiah. This will be an intens...