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Levi

Person c. 1748 BC – 1611 BC Chronological estimate ⓘ Open in tree

third-born son of Jacob (GEN 29:34), son of Leah

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Names
  • en Levi
    associated with him
  • en Levi · Also called · H3878 G3017 · GEN 29:34
    associated with him
  • en Levite · Also called
  • en patriarch · Title
  • he לֵוִֽי levi · H3878 · GEN 29:34
  • he לֵוִי · H3878
  • he לֵוָי · H3879
  • el Λευι Levi · G3017 · GEN 29:34
  • el Λευΐ · G3017J
  • el Λευΐτης · G3019
  • el Λευϊτικός · G3020
  • bg Левий
Birth
Gen 29:34
Death
Exod 6:16
Mentioned in (329)
Gen 29:34 Gen 34:25 Gen 34:30 Gen 35:23 Gen 46:11 Gen 49:5 Exod 1:2 Exod 2:1 Exod 4:14 Exod 6:16 Exod 6:19 Exod 6:25 Exod 32:26 Exod 32:28 Exod 38:21 Lev 25:32 Lev 25:33 Num 1:47 Num 1:49 Num 1:50 Num 1:51 Num 1:53 Num 2:17 Num 2:33 Num 3:6 Num 3:9 Num 3:12 Num 3:15 Num 3:17 Num 3:20 Num 3:32 Num 3:39 Num 3:41 Num 3:45 Num 3:46 Num 3:49 Num 4:2 Num 4:18 Num 4:46 Num 7:5 Num 7:6 Num 8:6 Num 8:9 Num 8:10 Num 8:11 Num 8:12 Num 8:13 Num 8:14 Num 8:15 Num 8:18 Num 8:19 Num 8:20 Num 8:21 Num 8:22 Num 8:24 Num 8:26 Num 16:1 Num 16:7 Num 16:8 Num 16:10 Num 17:3 Num 17:8 Num 18:2 Num 18:6 Num 18:21 Num 18:23 Num 18:24 Num 18:26 Num 18:30 Num 26:57 Num 26:58 Num 26:59 Num 31:30 Num 31:47 Num 35:2 Num 35:4 Num 35:6 Num 35:7 Num 35:8 Deut 10:8 Deut 10:9 Deut 12:12 Deut 12:18 Deut 12:19 Deut 14:27 Deut 14:29 Deut 16:11 Deut 16:14 Deut 17:9 Deut 17:18 Deut 18:1 Deut 18:6 Deut 18:7 Deut 21:5 Deut 24:8 Deut 26:11 Deut 26:12 Deut 26:13 Deut 27:9 Deut 27:12 Deut 27:14 Deut 31:9 Deut 31:25 Deut 33:8 Josh 3:3 Josh 8:33 Josh 13:14 Josh 13:33 Josh 14:3 Josh 14:4 Josh 18:7 Josh 21:1 Josh 21:3 Josh 21:4 Josh 21:8 Josh 21:10 Josh 21:20 Josh 21:27 Josh 21:34 Josh 21:40 Josh 21:41 Judg 17:7 Judg 17:9 Judg 17:10 Judg 17:11 Judg 17:12 Judg 17:13 Judg 18:3 Judg 18:15 Judg 19:1 Judg 20:4 1 Sam 6:15 2 Sam 15:24 1 Kgs 8:4 1 Kgs 12:31 1 Chr 2:1 1 Chr 6:1 1 Chr 6:16 1 Chr 6:19 1 Chr 6:38 1 Chr 6:43 1 Chr 6:47 1 Chr 6:48 1 Chr 6:64 1 Chr 9:2 1 Chr 9:14 1 Chr 9:18 1 Chr 9:26 1 Chr 9:31 1 Chr 9:33 1 Chr 9:34 1 Chr 12:26 1 Chr 13:2 1 Chr 15:2 1 Chr 15:4 1 Chr 15:11 1 Chr 15:12 1 Chr 15:14 1 Chr 15:15 1 Chr 15:16 1 Chr 15:17 1 Chr 15:22 1 Chr 15:26 1 Chr 15:27 1 Chr 16:4 1 Chr 21:6 1 Chr 23:2 1 Chr 23:3 1 Chr 23:6 1 Chr 23:14 1 Chr 23:24 1 Chr 23:26 1 Chr 23:27 1 Chr 24:6 1 Chr 24:20 1 Chr 24:30 1 Chr 24:31 1 Chr 26:17 1 Chr 26:20 1 Chr 27:17 1 Chr 28:13 1 Chr 28:21 2 Chr 5:4 2 Chr 5:5 2 Chr 5:12 2 Chr 7:6 2 Chr 8:14 2 Chr 8:15 2 Chr 11:13 2 Chr 11:14 2 Chr 13:9 2 Chr 13:10 2 Chr 17:8 2 Chr 19:8 2 Chr 19:11 2 Chr 20:14 2 Chr 20:19 2 Chr 23:2 2 Chr 23:4 2 Chr 23:6 2 Chr 23:7 2 Chr 23:8 2 Chr 23:18 2 Chr 24:5 2 Chr 24:6 2 Chr 24:11 2 Chr 29:4 2 Chr 29:5 2 Chr 29:12 2 Chr 29:16 2 Chr 29:25 2 Chr 29:26 2 Chr 29:30 2 Chr 29:34 2 Chr 30:15 2 Chr 30:16 2 Chr 30:17 2 Chr 30:21 2 Chr 30:22 2 Chr 30:25 2 Chr 30:27 2 Chr 31:2 2 Chr 31:4 2 Chr 31:9 2 Chr 31:12 2 Chr 31:14 2 Chr 31:17 2 Chr 31:19 2 Chr 34:9 2 Chr 34:12 2 Chr 34:13 2 Chr 34:30 2 Chr 35:3 2 Chr 35:5 2 Chr 35:8 2 Chr 35:9 2 Chr 35:10 2 Chr 35:11 2 Chr 35:14 2 Chr 35:15 2 Chr 35:18 Ezra 1:5 Ezra 2:40 Ezra 2:70 Ezra 3:8 Ezra 3:9 Ezra 3:10 Ezra 3:12 Ezra 6:16 Ezra 6:18 Ezra 6:20 Ezra 7:7 Ezra 7:13 Ezra 7:24 Ezra 8:15 Ezra 8:18 Ezra 8:20 Ezra 8:29 Ezra 8:30 Ezra 8:33 Ezra 9:1 Ezra 10:5 Ezra 10:15 Ezra 10:23 Neh 3:17 Neh 7:1 Neh 7:43 Neh 7:73 Neh 8:7 Neh 8:9 Neh 8:11 Neh 8:13 Neh 9:4 Neh 9:5 Neh 9:38 Neh 10:9 Neh 10:28 Neh 10:34 Neh 10:37 Neh 10:38 Neh 10:39 Neh 11:3 Neh 11:15 Neh 11:16 Neh 11:18 Neh 11:20 Neh 11:22 Neh 11:36 Neh 12:1 Neh 12:8 Neh 12:22 Neh 12:23 Neh 12:24 Neh 12:27 Neh 12:30 Neh 12:44 Neh 12:47 Neh 13:5 Neh 13:10 Neh 13:13 Neh 13:22 Neh 13:29 Neh 13:30 Ps 135:20 Isa 66:21 Jer 33:18 Jer 33:21 Jer 33:22 Ezek 40:46 Ezek 43:19 Ezek 44:10 Ezek 44:15 Ezek 45:5 Ezek 48:11 Ezek 48:12 Ezek 48:13 Ezek 48:22 Ezek 48:31 Zech 12:13 Mal 2:4 Mal 2:8 Mal 3:3 Luke 10:32 John 1:19 Acts 4:36 Heb 7:5 Heb 7:9 Heb 7:11 Rev 7:7

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Age · 137

Explicitly stated · Age explicitly stated in the Bible text.

EXO 6:16

Source calculation and assumptions

The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257

The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394

Dates and sources (14)

Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.

  • Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2257 → ≈ 1748 BC
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Levi_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 79
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    *HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~3 years to conceive and bear a third son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Levi's birth in the year 2195 AM, 3 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage. [Ussher date p29]
    SHA-256: dbd7b50204ff5cc049d0a9331653fc8e3f607e7092f58277138e0df797b2e52b
  • Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2257 → ≈ 1748 BC
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Levi_1 · start_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 32
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    SHA-256: 9d9c75b389e25478bedccdd6675642c9868a51c662200cce91a4a90985815654
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 1705 → ≈ 1705 BC
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Levi_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 79
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    *HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~3 years to conceive and bear a third son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Levi's birth in the year 2195 AM, 3 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage. [Ussher date p29]
    SHA-256: dbd7b50204ff5cc049d0a9331653fc8e3f607e7092f58277138e0df797b2e52b
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 2195 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Levi_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 79
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    *HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~3 years to conceive and bear a third son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Levi's birth in the year 2195 AM, 3 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage. [Ussher date p29]
    SHA-256: dbd7b50204ff5cc049d0a9331653fc8e3f607e7092f58277138e0df797b2e52b
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 2248 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Levi_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 79
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    *HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~3 years to conceive and bear a third son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Levi's birth in the year 2195 AM, 3 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage. [Ussher date p29]
    SHA-256: dbd7b50204ff5cc049d0a9331653fc8e3f607e7092f58277138e0df797b2e52b
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 1756 → ≈ 1756 BC
    GEN 29:34
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Levi_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 79
    The year of Levi_1's birth is the year Jacob_1 married Leah_1 (2254) + time to conceive and bear a third son (3) = 2257
    *HYPOTHESIS: Jacob's marriage to Leah + ~3 years to conceive and bear a third son *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 28) places Levi's birth in the year 2195 AM, 3 years after Leah is given to Jacob in marriage. [Ussher date p29]
    SHA-256: dbd7b50204ff5cc049d0a9331653fc8e3f607e7092f58277138e0df797b2e52b
  • Birth Theographic Alternative estimate
    Theographic signed year: -1756 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.
    Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 64
    Gen.29.34Gen.34.25Gen.34.30Gen.35.23Gen.46.11Gen.49.5Exod.1.2Exod.2.1Exod.6.16Exod.6.19Exod.32.26Exod.32.28Num.1.49Num.3.6Num.3.15Num.3.17Num.4.2Num.16.1Num.16.7Num.16.8Num.16.10Num.17.3Num.17.8Num.18.2Num.18.21Num.26.59Deut.10.8Deut.10.9Deut.18.1Deut.21.5Deut.27.12Deut.31.9Deut.33.8Josh.13.14Josh.13.33Josh.21.101Kgs.12.311Chr.2.11Chr.6.11Chr.6.161Chr.6.381Chr.6.431Chr.6.471Chr.9.181Chr.12.261Chr.21.61Chr.23.61Chr.23.141Chr.23.241Chr.24.20Ezra.8.15Ezra.8.18Neh.10.39Neh.12.23Ps.135.20Ezek.40.46Ezek.48.31Zech.12.13Mal.2.4Mal.2.8Mal.3.3Heb.7.5Heb.7.9Rev.7.7
    Source record and calculation
    levi_1820 · birthYear
    theographic/People.csv · record 1809
    SHA-256: 9cecbf4906984afd31c6d406e1366adaf2136221c979d84e1cdb54c13ac82d03
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2394 → ≈ 1611 BC
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Levi_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 108
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    [Shulman date p43] [Ussher date p33]
    SHA-256: 99149e30805120c201eecdfc3ba84cb2f8b54dd82fbe045ebba56efc76ee8c4c
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2394 → ≈ 1611 BC
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Levi_1 · end_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 32
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    SHA-256: 9d9c75b389e25478bedccdd6675642c9868a51c662200cce91a4a90985815654
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    Scriptural age + conditional chronological anchor: ≈ 1611 BC
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    biblical-age:Levi_1 · derived_end_year
    database:person_age_evidence · record 26
    (2257 AH - 4004) + 137 scripture age years = -1610 astronomical
    Age explicitly stated in the Bible text.
    SHA-256: d2d839bff649e8fa4a2da35a110740fa83d1b00ef5377de5fb2cff1164c83600
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 1568 → ≈ 1568 BC
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Levi_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 108
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    [Shulman date p43] [Ussher date p33]
    SHA-256: 99149e30805120c201eecdfc3ba84cb2f8b54dd82fbe045ebba56efc76ee8c4c
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 2332 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Levi_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 108
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    [Shulman date p43] [Ussher date p33]
    SHA-256: 99149e30805120c201eecdfc3ba84cb2f8b54dd82fbe045ebba56efc76ee8c4c
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 2385 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Levi_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 108
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    [Shulman date p43] [Ussher date p33]
    SHA-256: 99149e30805120c201eecdfc3ba84cb2f8b54dd82fbe045ebba56efc76ee8c4c
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 1619 → ≈ 1619 BC
    EXO 6:16
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Levi_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 108
    The year of Levi_1's death is the year he was born (2257) + his age at death (137) = 2394
    [Shulman date p43] [Ussher date p33]
    SHA-256: 99149e30805120c201eecdfc3ba84cb2f8b54dd82fbe045ebba56efc76ee8c4c
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Levi Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, was the progenitor of the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel.

Levi Article STEPBible TIPNR

Levi was the third son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Leah (Gen 29:34). Along with his brother Simeon, he took revenge on the Shechemites for the rape of their sister Dinah (Gen 34:25-31). Jacob rebuked them for this act on his deathbed (Gen 49:5-7). Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Gen 46:11; Exo 6:16). His descendants, the Levites, were set apart as the priestly tribe (Exo 32:26-29; Num 3:5-13). They were responsible for the tabernacle and its services (Num 1:47-54; 3.14-39; 4.1-49; 8.5-26). The Levites were given cities throughout Israel, but no territorial inheritance (Num 35:1-8; Jos 21:1-42). Notable Levites include Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. The Levites are frequently mentioned in the historical and prophetic books of the Old Testament, as well as in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. In the New Testament, Levites are mentioned in connection with the temple and its services (Luk 10:32; Jhn 1:19; Act 4:36). The Levitical priesthood is contrasted with the superior priesthood of Christ (Heb 7:1-28).

Levi 1 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Levi_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Levi@Gen.29.34-Rev) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, levi_1820)

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