“Gershon fathered the clans of Livni and Shim‘i; these were the Gershon clans. Of them, 7,500 males a month old and over were counted. The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west. The chief of the Gershon clan was Elyasaf, the son of La’el. In connection with the tent of meeting, the descendants of […]

“These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their […]

“And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. And Moses recorded them according to the word of YHWH, as he was commanded.”-Numbers 3:14-15 In my last post I wrote […]

In our study of Numbers chapter 3, we’re going to be starting from verse 14 today. Recall that the contents of this chapter occur in two different locations. All the events from verses 1-13 take place at Mount Sinai while all the events from verse 14 onwards take place in the Sinai Desert. Now I […]

Adonai said to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, “Take a census of the tribe of Levi by clans and families. Count every male a month old or over.”-Numbers 3:14-15 There is a major difference between the census commanded in chapter 1 of all Israel and the one we’re studying here in chapter 3 (of Numbers). The difference […]