“To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.  The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.  The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of […]

“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 […]