1) Ancient hebrew 2) Assistant to Jewish priest 3) Hebrew 4) Hebrew tribe member 5) Hebrew tribesman 6) Israelite 7) Moses for one 8) Moses or Aaron 9) Moses, familially
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==In contemporary Jewish practice== Today, Levites in Orthodox Judaism continue to have additional rights and obligations compared to lay people, although these responsibilities have diminished with the destruction of the Temple. For instance, Kohanim are eligible to be called to the Torah first, followed by the Levites. Levites also provide assis...
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• (n.) A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule. • (n.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other...
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member of a group of clans of religious functionaries in ancient Israel who apparently were given a special religious status, conjecturally for ... [6 related articles]
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In the Old Testament, a member of one of the 12 tribes of Israel, descended from Levi, a son of
Jacob. The Levites performed...
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1. One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; especially, one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc...
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Le'vite (lē'vīt)
noun [ Latin
Levites , Greek
Leyi:`ths , from Hebrew
Levi , one of the sons of Jacob.]
1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and em...
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Levite: A member of an ancient caste of hereditary Jewish priests. Membership in the Levites is determined by paternal descent. The Levites have traditionally been considered the descendants of Levi, a son of Jacob. However, research has disclosed an unusual genetic signature called R1a1 on the Y chromosome in more than half of Levite males of Ashk...
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noun a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)
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A descendant of the tribe of Levi. They performed certain duties in connection with the Temple.
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