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These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
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Levi: A Tribe Set Apart
Commentator Matthew Henry explains that the tribe of Levi held a unique position as 'God's tribe.' Because they were set apart for sacred duties, they were numbered separately from the other tribes. This special status also exempted them from the divine sentence that prevented the older generation from entering the Promised Land, showing God's distinct plan for those consecrated to His service.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Numbers 26:57)
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Levi was God's tribe; therefore it was not numbered with the rest, but alone. It did not come under the sentence, that none of them should enter Ca…
