Tribe of Israel
The Tribe of Levi
Named after Levi, son of Jacob.
Levi received no territory; it was set apart for the service of the tabernacle and is counted separately (Numbers 1:47-49; 26:62). Numbers 3:5–39Numbers 26:57–62
Levi’s family
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Levi — Son of Jacob and Leah; ancestor of the Levites
Parents
- Leah mother Genesis 29:34Genesis 35:23
- Jacob father Genesis 35:23Genesis 46:11
Children
- Gershon son Genesis 46:11Exodus 6:161 Chronicles 6:1
- Kohath son Genesis 46:11Exodus 6:161 Chronicles 6:1
- Merari son Genesis 46:11Exodus 6:161 Chronicles 6:1
- Jochebed daughter Numbers 26:59
"The daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt". Exodus 6:20 calls her Amram's "father's sister", that is, Kohath's sister.
Brothers and sisters
- Reuben brother through their parent Leah
- Simeon brother through their parent Leah
- Judah brother through their parent Leah
- Issachar brother through their parent Leah
- Zebulun brother through their parent Leah
- Dinah sister through their parent Leah
- Dan brother through their parent Jacob
- Naphtali brother through their parent Jacob
- Gad brother through their parent Jacob
- Asher brother through their parent Jacob
- Joseph brother through their parent Jacob
- Benjamin brother through their parent Jacob
Ancestors
- Laban grandparent
- Isaac grandparent
- Rebekah grandparent
- Bethuel 1× great-grandparent
- Abraham 1× great-grandparent
- Sarah 1× great-grandparent
- Nahor 2× great-grandparent
- Milcah 2× great-grandparent
- Terah 2× great-grandparent
- Haran 3× great-grandparent
- Nahor 3× great-grandparent
- Serug 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
- Libni grandchild
- Shimei grandchild
- Amram grandchild
- Izhar grandchild
- Hebron grandchild
- Uzziel grandchild
- Samuel grandchild
- Mahli grandchild
- Mushi grandchild
- Aaron grandchild
- Moses grandchild
- Miriam grandchild
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Levi the tribe is named after Levi
People Scripture places in this tribe
- Barnabas Member Acts 4:36
A Levite from Cyprus.
- Ezra Priest of Ezra 7:5Ezra 7:11
Ezra the priest, the scribe.
- Abiathar Priest of 1 Samuel 22:201 Kings 2:27
"That he might fulfill the LORD's word … concerning the house of Eli".
- Samuel Member Disputed 1 Chronicles 6:33–38
Counted among the Kohathites in 1 Chronicles 6; 1 Samuel 1:1 calls his father an Ephraimite.
- Jeremiah Priest of Jeremiah 1:1
"Of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin".
- Ezekiel Priest of Ezekiel 1:3
"Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi".
Leaders descended from Levi
By recorded descent through their fathers (derived from the relationships, not a separate statement of Scripture).
- Aaron high priest, priest, leader
- Moses leader, prophet
- Miriam prophet
- Nadab priest
- Abihu priest
- Eleazar priest, high priest
- Ithamar priest
- Phinehas priest, high priest
- Abishua priest
- Bukki priest
- Uzzi priest
- Zerahiah priest
- Meraioth priest
- Amariah priest
- Azariah priest
- Ahitub priest
- Amariah priest
- Zadok priest, high priest
- Ahitub priest
- Ahimaaz priest
- Zadok priest
- Azariah priest
- Shallum priest
- Johanan priest
- Hilkiah priest, high priest
- Azariah priest
- Seraiah priest, high priest
- Jehozadak priest
- Joshua priest, high priest
Tribal lists differ
Not every biblical list of the tribes names the same twelve: Levi is sometimes left out and Joseph counted as Ephraim and Manasseh, and Revelation 7 leaves out Dan and Ephraim by name. Numbers 1:20–49Genesis 49:1–28Deuteronomy 33:6–25Revelation 7:4–8
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.