Genesis 46:11

11 Levi and his sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Genesis 46:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:11

And the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
] From these sprung the priests and Levites, see ( Numbers 3:1-4 ) .

Genesis 46:11 In-Context

9 and Reuben's sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10 Simeon and his sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 Levi and his sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 Judah and his sons: Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Judah's other sons, Er and Onan, had died in Canaan.) Perez' sons were Hezron and Hamul.

13 Issachar and his sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.