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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73691" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73691" /> == | ||
<p> '''Le'vi.''' ''(joined).'' </p> <p> 1. The name of the third son, of Jacob, by his wife, Leah. [[(B.C.]] about 1753). The name, derived from '''lavah''' , ''"to adhere",'' gave utterance to the hope of the mother that the affections of her husband, which had hitherto rested on the favored Rachel, would at last be drawn to her: "This time will my husband be joined unto me, because [[I]] have borne him three sons." Genesis 29:34. </p> <p> Levi, with his brother Simeon, avenged, with a cruel slaughter, the outrage of their sister Dinah. ''See '' | <p> '''Le'vi.''' ''(joined).'' </p> <p> 1. The name of the third son, of Jacob, by his wife, Leah. [[(B.C.]] about 1753). The name, derived from '''lavah''' , ''"to adhere",'' gave utterance to the hope of the mother that the affections of her husband, which had hitherto rested on the favored Rachel, would at last be drawn to her: "This time will my husband be joined unto me, because [[I]] have borne him three sons." Genesis 29:34. </p> <p> Levi, with his brother Simeon, avenged, with a cruel slaughter, the outrage of their sister Dinah. ''See '' [[Dinah]] ''.'' Levi, with his three sons, Gershon, [[Kohath]] and Merari, went down to Egypt with his father Jacob. Genesis 47:11. When Jacob's death draws near, and the sons are gathered round him, Levi and Simeon hear the old crime brought up again to receive its sentence. They no less than Reuben, the incestuous firstborn, had forfeited the privileges of their birthright. Genesis 49:5-7. ''See '' [[Levites]] ''.'' </p> <p> 2. Two of the ancestors, of [[Jesus]] . Luke 3:24; Luke 3:29. </p> <p> 3. Son of Alphaeus, or Matthew; one of the apostles. Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27; Luke 5:29. ''See '' [[Matthew]] ''.'' </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70400" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70400" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Levi]] (''lç'vî'' ), ''a joining.'' 1. The third son of Jacob by Leah, who gave him his name as trusting that her husband would, now that she had borne him three sons, be joined in affection with her. Genesis 29:34. Levi, with his brother Simeon, took the lead in the dreadful vengeance inflicted upon the [[Shechemites]] for the defilement of their sister Dinah. Genesis 34:25-31. Jacob viewed their conduct with abhorrence, and, before his death, while prophetically describing the future fortunes of his sons and their posterity, uttered a solemn denunciation upon Simeon and Levi. Genesis 49:5-7. This appears to have come upon Simeon; but the holy zeal of the Levites on occasion of the golden calf procured them a remarkable blessing and distinction. Exodus 32:26-29. Levi had three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the heads of the families of the tribe. He died in Egypt at the age of 137. Exodus 6:16. See Levites. 2. The same as Matthew. Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27. See Matthew 3:1-17; Matthew 4:1-25. Two of our Lord's ancestors. Luke 3:24; Luke 3:29. </p> | ||
== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18803" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18803" /> == | ||
