Numbers 26:57

These were the Levites censused by family: Gershon, ancestor of the Gershonite family; Kohath, ancestor of the Kohathite family; and Merari, ancestor of the Merarite family.

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In The King James Version

And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

In Context

56Every allocation of land is to be divided by casting lots among the tribes, whether large or small.”

58The following were the families of the Levites: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the father of Amram,

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Cross References

Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogical records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived for 137 years.

Numbers 3:1This is the account concerning Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Numbers 3:17These were the names of Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:53-57

52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided… Read the whole commentary →

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