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<li> The rest of the 38,000 Levites (23:4) were divided also into twenty-four courses, each to render some allotted service in public worship: 4,000 in twenty-four courses were set apart as singers and musicians under separate leaders (25); 4,000 as porters or keepers of the doors and gates of the sanctuary (26:1-19); and 6,000 as officers and judges to see to the administration of the law in all civil and ecclesiastical matters (20-32). <p> This arrangement was re-established by [[Hezekiah]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 31:2 ); and afterwards the four sacerdotal courses which are said to have returned from the [[Captivity]] were re-divided into the original number of twenty-four by (&nbsp;Ezra 6:18 ). </p> <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Courses'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/courses.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> COURSES, n. plu. </p> 1. In a ship, the principal sails, as the main sail, fore sail, and mizen sometimes the name is given to the stay sails on the lower masts also to the main stay sails of all brigs and schooners. 2. Catamenia menstrual flux.