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Nehemiah 10:30
“ We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.
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1 Chronicles 23 1-1 Chronicles 23 26
When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.Then David said,“ From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.”Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi— Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel( the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah( the family leader), Amariah( the second), Jahaziel( the third), and Jekameam( the fourth).The descendants of Uzziel included Micah( the family leader) and Isshiah( the second).The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord.For David said,“ The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.”
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Nehemiah 12:1-26
Here is the list of the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,Shecaniah, Harim, Meremoth,Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,Miniamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.The Levites who returned with them were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service.Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. Eliashib was the father of Joiada.Joiada was the father of Johanan. Johanan was the father of Jaddua.Now when Joiakim was high priest, the family leaders of the priests were as follows: Meraiah was leader of the family of Seraiah. Hananiah was leader of the family of Jeremiah.Meshullam was leader of the family of Ezra. Jehohanan was leader of the family of Amariah.Jonathan was leader of the family of Malluch. Joseph was leader of the family of Shecaniah.Adna was leader of the family of Harim. Helkai was leader of the family of Meremoth.Zechariah was leader of the family of Iddo. Meshullam was leader of the family of Ginnethon.Zicri was leader of the family of Abijah. There was also a leader of the family of Miniamin. Piltai was leader of the family of Moadiah.Shammua was leader of the family of Bilgah. Jehonathan was leader of the family of Shemaiah.Mattenai was leader of the family of Joiarib. Uzzi was leader of the family of Jedaiah.Kallai was leader of the family of Sallu. Eber was leader of the family of Amok.Hashabiah was leader of the family of Hilkiah. Nethanel was leader of the family of Jedaiah.A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priest. Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian.A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib.These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God.This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were the gatekeepers in charge of the storerooms at the gates.These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
