Bible Cross References
covenant
Numbers 3:45
"Now dedicate the Levites as mine in place of all the first-born Israelite sons, and dedicate the livestock of the Levites in place of the first-born of the Israelites' livestock.
Numbers 8:15
After you have purified and dedicated the Levites, they will be qualified to work in the Tent.
Numbers 16:9
Do you consider it a small matter that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community, so that you can approach him, perform your service in the LORD's Tent, and minister to the community and serve them?
Numbers 16:10
He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor---and now you are trying to get the priesthood too!
Numbers 18:8-24
8
The LORD said to Aaron, "Remember that I am giving you all the special contributions made to me that are not burned as sacrifices. I am giving them to you and to your descendants as the part assigned to you forever.
9
Of the most sacred offerings not burned on the altar, the following belong to you: the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the repayment offerings. Everything that is presented to me as a sacred offering belongs to you and your sons.
10
You must eat these things in a holy place, and only males may eat them; consider them holy.
11
"In addition, any other special contributions that the Israelites present to me shall be yours. I am giving them to you, your sons, and your daughters for all time to come. Every member of your family who is ritually clean may eat them.
12
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.
13
It all belongs to you. Every member of your family who is ritually clean may eat it.
14
"Everything in Israel that has been unconditionally dedicated to me belongs to you.
15
"Every first-born child or animal that the Israelites present to me belongs to you. But you must accept payment to buy back every first-born child, and must also accept payment for every first-born animal that is ritually unclean.
16
Children shall be bought back at the age of one month for the fixed price of five pieces of silver, according to the official standard.
17
But the first-born of cows, sheep, and goats are not to be bought back; they belong completely to me and are to be sacrificed. Throw their blood against the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, an odor pleasing to me.
18
The meat from them belongs to you, like the breast and the right hind leg of the special offering.
19
"I am giving to you, to your sons, and to your daughters, for all time to come, all the special contributions which the Israelites present to me. This is an unbreakable covenant that I have made with you and your descendants."
20
The LORD said to Aaron, "You will not receive any property that can be inherited, and no part of the land of Israel will be assigned to you. I, the LORD, am all you need."
21
The LORD said, "I have given to the Levites every tithe that the people of Israel present to me. This is in payment for their service in taking care of the Tent of my presence.
22
The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death.
23
From now on only the Levites will take care of the Tent and bear the full responsibility for it. This is a permanent rule that applies also to your descendants. The Levites shall have no permanent property in Israel,
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because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel."
Numbers 25:12
So tell him that I am making a covenant with him that is valid for all time to come.
Numbers 25:13
He and his descendants are permanently established as priests, because he did not tolerate any rivals to me and brought about forgiveness for the people's sin."
Deuteronomy 33:8-10
8
About the tribe of Levi he said: "You, LORD, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim Through your faithful servants, the Levites; You put them to the test at Massah And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.
9
They showed greater loyalty to you Than to parents, brothers, or children. They obeyed your commands And were faithful to your covenant.
10
They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.
Psalm 106:30
But Phinehas stood up and punished the guilty, and the plague was stopped.
Psalm 106:31
This has been remembered in his favor ever since and will be for all time to come.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.
Ezekiel 37:26
I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security forever. I will establish them and increase their population, and will see to it that my Temple stands forever in their land.
I gave
Exodus 32:26-29
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So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, "Everyone who is on the LORD's side come over here!" So all the Levites gathered around him,
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and he said to them, "The LORD God of Israel commands every one of you to put on your sword and go through the camp from this gate to the other and kill your brothers, your friends, and your neighbors."
28
The Levites obeyed, and killed about three thousand men that day.
29
Moses said to the Levites, "Today you have consecrated yourselves as priests in the service of the LORD by killing your sons and brothers, so the LORD has given you his blessing."
Deuteronomy 33:8-11
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About the tribe of Levi he said: "You, LORD, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim Through your faithful servants, the Levites; You put them to the test at Massah And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.
9
They showed greater loyalty to you Than to parents, brothers, or children. They obeyed your commands And were faithful to your covenant.
10
They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.
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LORD, help their tribe to grow strong; Be pleased with what they do. Crush all their enemies; Let them never rise again."