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# Levi
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## Definition:
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Levi was one of the twelve sons of Jacob, or Israel. The term "Levite" refers to a person who is a member of the Israelite tribe whose ancestor was Levi.
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* The Levites were responsible for taking care of the temple and conducting religious rituals, including offering sacrifices and prayers.
* All Jewish priests were Levites, descended from Levi and part of the tribe of Levi. (Not all Levites were priests, however.)
* The Levite priests were set apart and dedicated for the special work of serving God in the temple.
* Two other men named "Levi" were ancestors of Jesus, and their names are in the genealogy in the gospel of Luke.
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* Jesus' disciple Matthew was also called Levi.
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(See also: [Matthew ](../names/matthew.md ), [priest ](../kt/priest.md ), [sacrifice ](../other/sacrifice.md ), [temple ](../kt/temple.md ), [twelve tribes of Israel ](../other/12tribesofisrael.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 02:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/02/01 )
* [1 Kings 08:3-5 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/03 )
* [Acts 04:36-37 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/04/36 )
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* [Genesis 29:34 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/34 )
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* [John 01:19-21 ](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/01/19 )
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* [Luke 10:32 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/10/32 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3878, H3879, H3881, G3017, G3018, G3019, G3020
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
Levi, Levite, Levites, Levitical, Levi's, Levite's, Levites'
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