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Levi

Hebrew: לֵוִי —transliteration: Levi —meaning: joined; attached; adhesion; pledged

This was the name of 4 biblical men and a tribe of Israel.

  1. Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

    The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words…

    “This time will my husband be joined [Hebrew: yillaveh] unto me.” —Genesis 29:34

    Descendants of this Levi are called Levites.

    Levi is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah’s rape by Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land (Genesis 34:25-31).

    Levi and his 3 sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of 137 years (Exodus 6:16).

  2. Tribe of Levi

    These are the descendants of the man Levi (above), son of Jacob/Israel. His descendants are called Levites, and they served special functions among the Israelites.

    About the Levites

  3. Levi, the father of Matthat

    He is a son of Simeon, of the legal ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29) through Mary.

    Lineage from the 1st Adam to the 2nd Adam

    God → ADAM → Seth → Enos / Enosh → Cainan → Mahalalel / Mahalaleel → Jared → Enoch → Methuselah → Lamech → NOAH → Shem → Arphaxad / Arpachshad → Shelah → Eber / Heber (father of the Hebrews) → Peleg → Reu → Serug → Nahor → Terah → Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon → Salmon → Boaz → Obed → Jesse → KING DAVID and Queen Bathsheba → Prince Nathan → Mattathah → Menan / Menna → Melea → Eliakim → Jonan → Joseph → Judah → Simeon → Levi → Matthat → Jorim → Eliezer → Jose (Joshua, Jesus) → Er → Elmodam → Cosam → Addi → Melchi → Neri → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel → Rhesa → Joannas / Joanna → Judah → Joseph → Semei → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Maath → Naggai → Esli → Nahum → Amos → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Joseph → Janna → Melchi → Levi → Matthat → Heli → MARY, mother of Jesus → The 2nd Adam, JESUS THE CHRIST, the God-Man (wholly God and wholly human)

  4. Levi, another legal ancestor of Jesus Christ

    He was the father of another Matthat.

    This Levi is the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna (Luke 3:24).

    Lineage from the 1st Adam to the 2nd Adam

    God → ADAM → Seth → Enos / Enosh → Cainan → Mahalalel / Mahalaleel → Jared → Enoch → Methuselah → Lamech → NOAH → Shem → Arphaxad / Arpachshad → Shelah → Eber / Heber (father of the Hebrews) → Peleg → Reu → Serug → Nahor → Terah → Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon → Salmon → Boaz → Obed → Jesse → KING DAVID and Queen Bathsheba → Prince Nathan → Mattathah → Menan / Menna → Melea → Eliakim → Jonan → Joseph → Judah → Simeon → Levi → Matthat → Jorim → Eliezer → Jose (Joshua, Jesus) → Er → Elmodam → Cosam → Addi → Melchi → Neri → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel → Rhesa → Joannas / Joanna → Judah → Joseph → Semei → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Maath → Naggai → Esli → Nahum → Amos → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Joseph → Janna → Melchi → Levi → Matthat → Heli → MARY, mother of Jesus → The 2nd Adam, JESUS THE CHRIST, the God-Man (wholly God and wholly human)

  5. Levi, one of the Apostles

    This Levi later changed his name to Matthew (“gift of God”), the name by which he is more commonly known today. His name change was possibly in grateful memory of his calling to Apostleship.

    He was formerly a tax collector/publican.

    He is a son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29), called also Matthew (Matthew 9:9).

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Article Version: July 2, 2024