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Named person · Old Testament

Meet Levi.

A son of Jacob and ancestor associated with Levites.

Levi: a quiet historically appropriate setting for A son of Jacob and ancestor associated with Levites, with simple understated contextual details; no invented dramatic event

Who was Levi?

Levi was a son of Jacob and Leah. His name later became associated with the tribe of Levi and the Levites. He is different from the tax collector named Levi in the Gospels.

Genesis places Levi within Jacob's family. Later tribal responsibilities should not be treated as a detailed account of what this individual did throughout his life.

Levi beside Jacob and siblings at family tents, a family conversation

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How can the same name refer to a person and a later group?

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Illustrated portrait of Levi

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