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44 Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
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and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk,
45 Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 Amzi, Bani, Shemer,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47 Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.
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Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
49 Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.
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But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
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These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51 Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53 Zadok, and Ahimaaz.
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Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son.
54 This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.
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These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
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