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:''This article discusses the Biblical patriarch. See [[Levi Strauss]] for the inventor of jeans, [[Levites]] for the descendants of Levi, or [[Matthew the Evangelist]] for the disciple sometimes known as "Levi". For other names and surnames, see [[Levi (disambiguation)]].''
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'''Levi''' or '''Levy''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: '''לֵוִי''', <small>[[Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew|Standard]]</small> ''Levy'' <small>[[Tiberian vocalization|Tiberian]]</small> ''{{Unicode|Lēwî}}'' ; "joining") was the third son of [[Leah]] and [[Jacob]] and the founder of the [[Levite]] [[Tribes of Israel|tribe of ancient Israel]]. The Levites were the only one of the [[Israelite]] tribes who received cities but no tribal land when [[Joshua]] led the [[Israelites]] into the land of [[Canaan]]. The Tribe of Levi served particular religious duties for the Israelites and had political responsibilities as well. In return, the [[landed tribe]]s were expected to give [[tithe]] to the Levites.
 
==Background==
The [[Bible]] describes Levi as a clever but ferocious politician and soldier, prone to fits of anger. The Bible tells of when [[Shechem]] (a [[Hivites|Hivite]]) had [[rape]]d Levi's sister, [[Dinah]]. When Shechem came to request to be given Dinah as a wife, Jacob's sons agreed to the marriage on the condition that the Hivites be [[Circumcision|circumcised]]. Shechem agreed to this, but on the third day after the mass circumcision, while the Hivites were still sore, Levi and Simeon led an attack on the Hivite city and killed all the Hivite men and appropriated their wealth ([[wikisource:Bible (World English)/Genesis#Chapter 34|Genesis_34]]). Levi was also involved with his brothers in the plot to kill his half brother [[Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]]. Jacob refused to make Levi his heir on account of his anger ([[wikisource:Bible (World English)/Genesis#Chapter_49|Genesis 49]]:5).
 
===Levites as priests===
In the [[Book of Malachi]], God explains why He chose the [[Levites]] to be His priests. It states as follows:
 
:''"And you will know that I have sent you this admonition so that my covenant with Levi may continue," says the LORD Almighty. "My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin."'' ({{bibleverse||Malachi|2:4-6|NIV}})
 
==Descendants==
Levi had three sons; [[Gershon]], [[Kohath]], and [[Merari]], and one daughter; [[Jochebed]]. According to the [[Book of Exodus]], Levi lived to be 137 years old.
 
Some of the most famous descendants of Levi include Moshe better regarded in the English language as [[Moses]], who received the law from [[God]] on [[Mt. Sinai]] in the [[Book of Exodus]], his brother, Aharon, better regarded in the English language as [[Aaron]], who became the first Levite High-priest of Israel, known as a ''[[Kohen Gadol]]'' and many others. The tribe founded by Levi persists today as do all of the tribes of Israel.
 
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== See also ==
* [[Levite]]
* [[Levi (disambiguation)]]
* [[List of people by name: Lev]]
{{Sons of Jacob}}
 
== References ==
* [[Testament of Levi]]
* [[Book of Genesis]] 34 ([[wikisource:Bible, World English, Genesis#Chapter 34|Text]]) & 49:5 ([[wikisource:Bible, World English, Genesis#Chapter 49|Text]])
* [[Book of Exodus]] 6:16 ([[wikisource:Bible, World English, Exodus#Chapter 6|Text]])
* [[Book of Malachi]] 2:4-6 ([[wikisource:Bible, World English, Malachi#Chapter 2|Text]])
 
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