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Merari

Merari (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Levitical Priesthood & High Priests—Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari—including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Merari (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 ) Levi (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari. ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 34 , Genesis 35 ) Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 ) Eleazar (Generation 27 • Child of Aaron ): ( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Exodus 28 , Leviticus 10 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Numbers 3:33 : "Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari ."; 1 Chronicles 6:1 : "The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari."; 1 Chronicles 6:16 : "The sons of Levi ; Gershom , Kohath , and Merari.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 6 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)), Numbers 7 ( Numbers • Chapter 7 (89 verses)), 1 Chronicles 24 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 24 (31 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Merari
99% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ).

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Levi
99% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .

Numbers 7
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Numbers • Chapter 7 (89 verses)

And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; That the princes of Israel , heads of the hou... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Merari , Ithamar , Ephraim , Dan .

1 Chronicles 24
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 24 (31 verses)

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron . The sons of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. And David distributed them, both Zadok of th... Mentions: Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar, Jeshua , Immer , Hebron , Shamir 2 , Eder 1 .

Numbers 3
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Numbers • Chapter 3 (51 verses)

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai . And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointe... Mentions: Aaron, Moses, Nadab , Abihu , Eleazar , Sinai , Egypt , Hebron .

Numbers 4
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Numbers • Chapter 4 (49 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron , saying, Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi , after their families, by the house of their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in ... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Kohath , Levi , Eleazar .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

Joshua 21
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Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .

Judith 8
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Judith • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

And in those days Judith heard thereof, the daughter of Merari , the son of Ox, the son of Joseph , the son of Oziel, the son of Elkiah, the son of Ananias, the son of Gideon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Ahitub , the son of Elihu, the son of Eliab , the son of Nathanael, the son o... Mentions: Merari , Joseph , Ahitub , Eliab , Jacob/Israel , Mesopotamia , Syria , Laban .

Judith 16
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Judith • Chapter 16 (25 verses)

And Judith began to sing this thanksgiving in all Israel , and all the people sang with loud voices this song of praise. And Judith said, Begin to my God with timbrels, Sing to my Lord with cymbals: Tune to him psalm and praise: Exalt him, and call upon his name. For the Lord is t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Asshur , Merari , Jerusalem .

Numbers 26
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Numbers • Chapter 26 (65 verses)

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to... Mentions: Moses , Eleazar , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Jordan , Jericho , Egypt , Hezron .

1 Chronicles 9
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 9 (44 verses)

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah , who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the p... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Benjamin , Ephraim , Manasseh , Babylon , Jerusalem , Immer , Gibeon .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

2 Chronicles 29
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 29 (36 verses)

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Abijah , the daughter of Zechariah . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done... Mentions: Hezekiah , Abijah , Zechariah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Eden , Kidron .

Ezra 8
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Ezra • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon , in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the sons of David ; Hattush. Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the s... Mentions: Phinehas , Gershon (Gershom), Ithamar , Daniel , David , Babylon , Elam , Ahava , Ariel , Casiphia .

1 Chronicles 26
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 26 (32 verses)

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph . And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai th... Mentions: Asaph , Zechariah , Ashbel (or Jediael?), Elam , Obed , Hosah , Shallecheth , Jordan , Jazer .

2 Chronicles 34
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 34 (33 verses)

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. For in the eighth ye... Mentions: Josiah , David , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Abdon .

Exodus 6
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Exodus • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

Then the Lord said unto Moses , Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses , and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham , unto Isaa... Mentions: Moses, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt , Hezron , Hebron .

Genesis 46
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Genesis • Chapter 46 (34 verses)

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Isaac , Joseph , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt , Hezron , Shimron , Elon .

Numbers 10
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Numbers • Chapter 10 (36 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble them... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Judah , Nahshon , Sinai , Paran , Ephraim , Dan .

Phinehas
71% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar

( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 )

Eleazar
68% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus (archiereús) [ar-khee-er-yuce']
G0749 Greek noun masculine 122x
high-priest, chief priests

Primary meaning: high-priest, chief priests. Strong's: the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest. Lexical nuances: high-priest : Mk 2:26 14:47 , al.; of Christ: He 2:17 3:1 , al. In pl., chief priests , including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mt 2:4 , Mk 8:31 , al. (Cremer, 294; DCG , i, 297 f.; MM, s.v.).

Derivation: from G746 (ἀρχή) and G2409 (ἱερεύς);
Kohath
63% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ).

Eleazar
61% Messianic Line
Generation 60 • Messianic Line • Child of Eliud

Eleazar is a biblical figure in Generation 60 of the Messianic Line , child of Eliud , parent of Matthan . ( Matthew 1:15 )

Zadok
59% Gen 36
Generation 36 • Child of Ahitub

Zadok is a biblical figure in Generation 36, child of Ahitub , parent of Ahimaaz . ( 1 Chronicles 6:8 , 6:53 )

Ithamar
58% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Zadok
57% Gen 43
Generation 43 • Child of Ahitub

Zadok is a biblical figure in Generation 43, child of Ahitub , parent of Shallum . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:2 )

Aaron
56% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron, and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Exodus 28
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Exodus • Chapter 28 (43 verses)

And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel , that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron , Nadab and Abihu , Eleazar and Ithamar , Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for gl... Mentions: Aaron, Jacob/Israel , Nadab , Abihu , Eleazar .

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Scripture Passages (24)

Numbers 3:33 (KJV)
Numbers 3 KJV

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari .

1 Chronicles 6:1 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari .

1 Chronicles 6:16 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

The sons of Levi ; Gershom , Kohath , and Merari .

And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon , the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath , the family of the Kohathites: of Merari , the family of the Merarites.

1 Chronicles 24:26 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 24 KJV

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

1 Chronicles 24:27 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 24 KJV

The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

1 Chronicles 6:29 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

The sons of Merari ; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

The sons of Merari ; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar , and Kish .

Numbers 3:17 (KJV)
Numbers 3 KJV

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon , and Kohath , and Merari .

Of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

1 Chronicles 6:47 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari , the son of Levi .

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi , namely, Gershon , Kohath , and Merari .

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari , his brethren and their sons, twenty;

And the sons of Merari ; Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari .

As for the sons of Merari , thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

1 Chronicles 6:19 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

The sons of Merari ; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari , throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

And of the Levites ; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam , the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari ;

1 Chronicles 6:77 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun , Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

Numbers 3:20 (KJV)
Numbers 3 KJV

And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 6:44 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6 KJV

And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

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