1 Chronicles 6:1

The Family Line of Levi

1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:1

The sons of Levi
After an account of the chief of the tribes of Judah and Simeon, of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, follows that of Levi, and his posterity; the kingdom being given to Judah, the birthright to Joseph, and the priesthood to Levi: the immediate sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;
as in ( Genesis 46:11 ) ( Exodus 6:16 ) , from these sprung the three families of the Levites.

1 Chronicles 6:1 In-Context

1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

3 Aaron, Moses and Miriam were born in the family line of Amram. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.