Nave's Topical Index
Levites
(The descendants of Levi)
Set apart as ministers of religion —Nu
1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; De
10:8; 1Ch
15:2
Substituted in the place of the firstborn children —Nu
3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6
Religious zeal of —Ex
32:26-28; De
33:9,10; Mal
2:4,5
Consecration of —Nu
8:6-21
Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron—Nu 16; with
4:19,20
Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—Nu
3:17
Gershonites and their duties —Nu
3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17
The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest—Nu
4:28
The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites—Nu
3:27; 4:18-20
Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests—Ex
28:1; 29:9; Nu
3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1
The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service—Nu
3:27-32; 4:2-15
The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest—Nu
3:32; 1Ch
9:20
The Merarites —Nu
3:20,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1Ch
6:19,29,30; 23:21-23
The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest—Nu
4:33
Place of, in encampments and the march —Nu
1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35
Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan —Jos 21
Lodged in the chambers of the temple —1Ch
9:27,33; Eze
40:44
Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem —Ne
12:29
Age of
Functions of
Carried the ark of the covenant —De
10:8; 1Ch
15:2,26,27
Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant —1Ch
16:4
Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings—1Ch
9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch
24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr
8:29,30,33; Ne
12:44
Prepared the shewbread —1Ch
23:28,29
Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice —2Ch
29:12-36; 35:1-18
Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity —Ezr
6:20,21
Teachers of the law —De
33:10; 2Ch
17:8,9; 30:22; 35:3; Ne
8:7-13; Mal
2:6,7
Were judges —De
17:9; 1Ch
23:4; 26:29; 2Ch
19:8-11; Ne
11:16
See JUDGES
(Were scribes of the sacred books)
See SCRIBES
Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim—De
27:12; Jos
8:33
Were porters of the doors
See PORTERS
Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple —1Ch
23:2-4; Ezr
3:8,9
Were musicians of the temple service
See MUSIC
Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business —1Ch
23:29
The list of those who returned from captivity —Ezr
2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Ne
7:43-73; 12
Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah —Ne
10:9-28
Profits from
Assigned to, by families —Jos
21:4-40
Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt —Le
25:32-34
Tithes and other offerings —Nu
18:24,26-32; De
18:1-8; 26:11-13; Jos
13:14; Ne
10:38,39; 12:44,47
First fruits —Ne
12:44,47
The plunder of war, including captives —Nu
31:30,42-47
See TITHES
Tithes withheld from —Ne
13:10-13; Mal
3:10
Pensioned —2Ch
31:16-18
Owned lands —De
18:8; with 1Ki
2:26
Land allotted to, by Ezekiel —Eze
48:13,14
Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai —Nu
1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1Ch
23:3-5
Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam —2Ch
11:13-17; 13:9-11
Loyal to the ruler —2Ki
11:7-11; 2Ch
23:7
Intermarried with Canaanites —Ezr
9:1,2; 10:23,24
Exempt from enrollment for military duty —Nu
1:47-54; with 1Ch
12:26
Subordinate to the sons of Aaron —Nu
3:9; 8:19; 18:6
Prophecies concerning —Jer
33:18; Eze
44:10-14; Mal
3:3
Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah —Zec
12:10-13
John's vision concerning —Re
7:7