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The Levitical Clans
This verse concludes the list of the three main branches of the Levites: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Commentators clarify that the term 'families' in this context refers to large groups of households, or clans, which formed the primary subdivisions of the tribe of Levi.
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1 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 6:16–19
19th Century
Bishop
The three branches of Levi with their main subdivisions. Parallel passages, Exodus 6:16–19; Numbers 3:17–20.
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John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 6:19
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:16)
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 6:1–81
17th Century
Minister
We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their lineage clear a…