1 Chronicles 23:6

23:6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Genesis 46:11

46:11 The sons of Levi:

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Exodus 6:16

6:16 Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (The length of Levi’s life was 137 years.)

Numbers 3:17

The Summary of Families

3:17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Numbers 26:57

26:57 And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.


tn Or “generations.”

tn The word “sons of” does at the outset refer to the sons of Levi. But as the listing continues the expression refers more to the family groups of the various descendants.