Genesis 46:11

11 The sons of Levi: 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 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi.

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

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan ). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvvah and Iob and Shimron.

Footnotes

• [a]. In 1 Chr 6:16, "Gershom"