Bible Cross References
the Levites
Numbers 4:5-33
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The LORD gave Moses the following instructions. When it is time to break camp, Aaron and his sons shall enter the Tent, take down the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, and cover the Box with it.
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They shall put a fine leather cover over it, spread a cloth of solid blue on top, and then insert the carrying poles.
7
They shall spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread offered to the LORD and put on it the dishes, the incense bowls, the offering bowls, and the jars for the wine offering. There shall always be bread on the table.
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They shall spread a red cloth over all of this, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
9
They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the olive oil containers.
10
They shall wrap it and all its equipment in a fine leather cover and place it on a carrying frame.
11
Next they shall spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
12
They shall take all the utensils used in the Holy Place, wrap them in a blue cloth, put a fine leather cover over them, and place them on a carrying frame.
13
They shall remove the greasy ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
14
They shall put on it all the equipment used in the service at the altar: fire pans, hooks, shovels, and basins. Then they shall put a fine leather cover over it and insert the carrying poles.
15
When it is time to break camp, the clan of Kohath shall come to carry the sacred objects only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering them and all their equipment. The Kohath clan must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohath clan whenever the Tent is moved.
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Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall be responsible for the whole Tent and for the oil for the lamps, the incense, the grain offerings, the anointing oil, and everything else in the Tent that has been consecrated to the LORD.
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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"Do not let the clan of Kohath
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be killed by coming near these most sacred objects. To prevent this from happening, Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and tell him what to carry.
20
But if the Kohathites enter the Tent and see the priests preparing the sacred objects for moving, they will die."
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to take a census of the Levite clan of Gershon by subclans and families,
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and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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They shall be responsible for carrying the following objects:
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the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the fine leather cover on top of it, the curtain for the entrance,
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the curtains and ropes for the court that is around the Tent and the altar, the curtains for the entrance of the court, and all the fittings used in setting up these objects. They shall perform all the tasks required for these things.
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Moses and Aaron shall see to it that the Gershonites perform all the duties and carry everything that Aaron and his sons assign to them.
28
These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
29
The LORD told Moses to take a census of the Levite clan of Merari by subclans and families,
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and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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They shall be responsible for carrying the frames, bars, posts, and bases of the Tent,
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and the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes of the court around the Tent, with all the fittings used in setting them up. Each man will be responsible for carrying specific items.
33
These are the responsibilities of the Merari clan in their service in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 10:11
On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year after the people left Egypt, the cloud over the Tent of the LORD's presence lifted,
Numbers 10:17-21
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Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out.
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Next, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Reuben would start out, company by company, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
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Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was in command of the tribe of Simeon,
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and Eliasaph son of Deuel was in command of the tribe of Gad.
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Then the Levite clan of Kohath would start out, carrying the sacred objects. By the time they arrived at the next camp, the Tent had been set up again.
the stranger
Numbers 3:10
You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."
Numbers 3:38
Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp in front of the Tent on the east. They were responsible for carrying out the services performed in the Holy Place for the people of Israel. Anyone else who tried to do so was to be put to death.
Numbers 16:40
This was a warning to the Israelites that no one who was not a descendant of Aaron should come to the altar to burn incense for the LORD. Otherwise he would be destroyed like Korah and his men. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Eleazar through Moses.
Numbers 18:22
The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death.
Leviticus 22:10-13
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"Only a member of a priestly family may eat any of the sacred offerings; no one else may eat them---not even someone staying with a priest or hired by him.
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But a priest's slaves, bought with his own money or born in his home, may eat the food the priest receives.
12
A priest's daughter who marries someone who is not a priest may not eat any of the sacred offerings.
13
But a widowed or divorced daughter who has no children and who has returned to live in her father's house as a dependent may eat the food her father receives as a priest. Only a member of a priestly family may eat any of it.
1 Samuel 6:19
The LORD killed seventy of the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the Covenant Box. And the people mourned because the LORD had caused such a great slaughter among them.
2 Samuel 6:7
At once the LORD God became angry with Uzzah and killed him because of his irreverence. Uzzah died there beside the Covenant Box,