Numbers 3:17-20

Levites Appointed for Service

•¹⁷Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

•¹⁸The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.

•¹⁹The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

•²⁰The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.