The tenth son Levi
According to Jewish legend, the reason that the Levites became the priestly class of the Hebrew was that God asked Jacob why he had not tithed. Jacob replied that he had. This is at the time that he wrestled with the angel for his blessing. God said, you have not tithed to me your sons. So, Jacob counted his sons and the tenth one was Levi, which he then tithed to God.
Levi and his descendents would be the exceptions. That would not raise any produce, but receive the tithings of the other eleven on behalf of God. Benjamin at this time was still in his mother's womb. Levi and his descendents would devote their whole existence to the priestly matters of the chosen people of Jacob, now called Israel.
Levi and his descendents would be the exceptions. That would not raise any produce, but receive the tithings of the other eleven on behalf of God. Benjamin at this time was still in his mother's womb. Levi and his descendents would devote their whole existence to the priestly matters of the chosen people of Jacob, now called Israel.
posted by CottonSr @ 6:09 AM
1 Comments:
At 9:19 AM,
Sara said…
I read an article years agoin a magazine I think that said that members today of the tribe of Levi all have a particular DNA quality that connects them. I wish I'd saved it. At the time, it was just far enough out there that I couldn't decide if there was any truth to it or if it was just a bid for attention for a particular church/sect or whatever. Should have dug a little deeper. It'd be interesting to know the facts!
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