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Who were the priests in the bible10/30/2023 ![]() ![]() 34:25-31 would have remained in the text if it were written after the formation of the Levites as a religious power. For those who are critical of the text, an importance evidence of its early date is found in the lack of special words for Levi. The importance of Levi is nowhere hinted in the Genesis record, in fact the later importance of Levi is an evidence against the total redaction of the Genesis text. Levi had three sons (in order of birth): Gershon, Kohath and Merrari. ![]() ![]() These important positions were given exclusively to the sons of Levi, the third son of Jacob (by Leah). Instructions for the Levitical and Priestly offices are outlined in the Book of Leviticus (Vayikra) as follows: The operations of the Tabernacle (and later the Temple) were in the hands of one extended family as mandated in the Torah.
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