Numbers 26:57

The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: 1 Through Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, 1 through Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, 1 through Merari, the clan of the Merarites.

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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

56Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”

58The clans of Levi were these: 1 the clan of the Libnites, 1 the clan of the Hebronites, 1 the clan of the Mahlites, 1 the clan of the Mushites, 1 and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath was the Amram's ancestor.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:16Here are listed the names of the sons of Levi, together with their descendants. They were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived until he was 137 years old.

Numbers 3:1Now this is the history of the descendants of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

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

1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi were 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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