I Chronicles 6:3
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Which is repeated from Ch1 6:1 for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in Exo 6:17. . 1 Chronicles 6:20 ch1 6:20 ch1 6:20 ch1 6:20Of Gershon, Libni his son,.... Whose genealogy runs thus, Jahath, called Jehiel, Ch1 23:8. Zimmah, between whom was Shimei, Ch1 6:42. Joah, the same with Ethan, Ch1 6:42. Iddo, called Adaiah, Ch1 6:41. Zerah, Jeaterai, whose name was also Ethni, Ch1 6:41, the posterity of Shimei, the brother of Libni, are omitted.
Open source ↗Though Joseph and Judah shared between them the forfeited honours of the birthright, yet Levi was first of all the tribes, dignified and distinguished with an honour more valuable than either the precedency or the double portion, and that was the priesthood. That tribe God set apart for himself; it was Moses's tribe, and perhaps for his sake was thus favoured. Of that tribe we have an account in this chapter. I. Their pedigree, the first fathers of the tribe (Ch1 6:1-3), the line of the priests, from Aaron to the captivity (Ch1 6:4-15), and of some other of their families (Ch1 6:16-30). II. Their work, the work of the Levites (v. 31-48), of the priests (Ch1 6:49-53). III. The cities appointed them in the land of Canaan (v. 54-81).
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Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.