ENGLISH: Levi
HEBREW: Levee
ARAMAIC: Lewi
ARABIC: Lawi
AGE: 137 Years
BIRTH: 1753 BC
DEATH: 1616 BC
GENDER: Male
BORN IN: Turkey, Haran / Syria
LIVED IN: Egypt
DIED IN: Israel, Central
SCRIPTURE: Testament of Levi
HEBREW: Levee
ARAMAIC: Lewi
ARABIC: Lawi
AGE: 137 Years
BIRTH: 1753 BC
DEATH: 1616 BC
GENDER: Male
BORN IN: Turkey, Haran / Syria
LIVED IN: Egypt
DIED IN: Israel, Central
SCRIPTURE: Testament of Levi
1.Who Was Prophet Levi?
Levi was the dedicated third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestral patriarch of the Tribe of Levi, which was divinely chosen to handle all religious duties for Israel.
Born in Haran around 1743 BC, Levi possessed a fierce and sometimes aggressive personality in his youth. Alongside his brother Simeon, he violently avenged the dishonour of their sister, Dinah, by attacking the city of Shechem, an action for which his father Jacob sternly rebuked them. Despite his early anger, Levi's descendants - including future major prophets like Moses, Aaron, and John - were later elevated to become the exclusive priests, teachers, and caretakers of God's holy Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant. Levi migrated to Egypt with his family to escape famine, where he spent his later years focusing on spiritual service. He lived to 137 years old and died around 1606 BC in Egypt.2. Who Is Prophet Levi in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
| Levi in Judaism |
| Viewed as the patriarch of the Tribe of Levi. He is not traditionally called a prophet, but is highly esteemed as the ancestor of Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite priesthood. |
| Levi in Christianity |
| Levi is viewed strictly as a patriarch and the ancestor of the Levitical priesthood. He is not designated as a prophet, but his tribe holds deep theological significance in the Old Testament framework of worship and sacrifice. |
| Levi in Islam |
| Regarded as one of the sons of Jacob. While not listed among the prominent prophets of Islam, he is respected as an ancestor of the noble Israelite line that produced later prophets like Moses and Aaron. |
3. Family Tree of Prophet Levi and His Relations to Abrahamic Prophets
4. What Was the World Like for Prophet Levi?
| The Environment |
| The open, semi-arid desert plains and grazing fields shared between Mesopotamia and the land of Canaan. |
| The Society |
| A semi-nomadic, tribal patriarch-led family group relying heavily on cattle, sheep, and physical movement to secure resources and water rights. |
| The Social Climate |
| Highly volatile, protective, and prone to rapid escalations of tribal honor and violent retaliation, as evidenced by his fierce, independent military defense of family honor in local territorial conflicts. |
5. Why Did God Send Prophet Levi?
| 1. To establish the ancestral lineage for Israel's priesthood |
| Levi was brought into history to anchor the unique tribal bloodline that would produce Israel's greatest religious leaders, including Moses, Aaron, and the entire Levitical priesthood. |
[MALALCHI 2:4] [QURAN 4:163] |
| 2. To separate a dedicated community for sacred sanctuary service |
| Levi's lineage was later set apart from the other tribes to have no physical land inheritance, instead being wholly dedicated to guarding the Tabernacle and teaching the law. |
[NUMBERS 1:50] [QURAN 7:160] |
6. What Was Prophet Levi's Core Message to His People?
Maintaining communal holiness requires a lifetime of dedicated service, ritual purity, and active education, acting as a clean intermediary between the people and the divine.
8. Did Prophet Levi Have a Wife?
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9. Was Prophet Levi Involved in Any Battles or Wars?
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10. What Miracles Did Prophet Levi Perform?
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11. What Were the Key Achievements of Prophet Levi?
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12. What Modern Countries Did Prophet Levi Travel Through?
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13. Fascinating Historical Facts About Prophet Levi
- Great grandfather of Moses
- Knew Amran, father of Moses who was his grandson
- Knew Isaac for 45 years
- Levi passed on the oral history to his grandson, Amran
- Third oldest son of Jacob
* FACTS can be interpreted as metaphorical, allegorical, or symbolic, rather than literal accounts. Historical narratives, particularly those of a religious nature can be understood to convey deeper spiritual or moral truths through symbolism and figurative language. Equally, you can choose to understand religious facts and details literally.
14. Where Was Prophet Levi Sent on a Modern Map?
15. Historical Evidence for Prophet Levi
Currently there are 0 photos available16. Is Prophet Levi Mentioned in Current News Today?
| Levi son of Jacob | Amazing Bible Timeline - 16 Oct 2018 |
| Levi and Simeon: Brothers who must be separated! | Evangelical Magazine - 01 May 2015 |
17. Which Revealed Scriptural Texts Mention Prophet Levi?
Levi in the Torah
Torah is the first 5 books* of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.TOTAL: 33 VERSES
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
[GENESIS 29:34]
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
[GENESIS 34:25]
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
[GENESIS 34:30]
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
[GENESIS 35:23]
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[GENESIS 46:11]
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
[GENESIS 49:5]
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
[EXODUS 1:2]
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
[EXODUS 2:1]
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
[EXODUS 6:16]
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
[EXODUS 6:19]
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
[EXODUS 32:26]
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
[EXODUS 32:28]
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
[NUMBERS 1:49]
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
[NUMBERS 3:6]
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
[NUMBERS 3:15]
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
[NUMBERS 3:17]
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
[NUMBERS 4:2]
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
[NUMBERS 16:1]
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
[NUMBERS 16:7]
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
[NUMBERS 16:8]
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
[NUMBERS 16:10]
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
[NUMBERS 17:3]
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
[NUMBERS 17:8]
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
[NUMBERS 18:2]
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[NUMBERS 18:21]
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
[NUMBERS 26:59]
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
[DEUTERONOMY 10:8]
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
[DEUTERONOMY 10:9]
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
[DEUTERONOMY 18:1]
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
[DEUTERONOMY 21:5]
These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
[DEUTERONOMY 27:12]
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
[DEUTERONOMY 31:9]
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
[DEUTERONOMY 33:8]
Levi in the Psalms
Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible. Many of the Psalms are linked to David.TOTAL: 1 VERSES
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
[PSALMS 135:20]
Levi in the Bible (Old Testament)
The Old Testament consists of 39 books* including the Jewish Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy).TOTAL: 61 VERSES
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
[GENESIS 29:34]
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
[GENESIS 34:25]
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
[GENESIS 34:30]
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
[GENESIS 35:23]
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[GENESIS 46:11]
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
[GENESIS 49:5]
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
[EXODUS 1:2]
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
[EXODUS 2:1]
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
[EXODUS 6:16]
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
[EXODUS 6:19]
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
[EXODUS 32:26]
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
[EXODUS 32:28]
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
[NUMBERS 1:49]
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
[NUMBERS 3:6]
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
[NUMBERS 3:15]
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
[NUMBERS 3:17]
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
[NUMBERS 4:2]
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
[NUMBERS 16:1]
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
[NUMBERS 16:7]
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
[NUMBERS 16:8]
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
[NUMBERS 16:10]
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
[NUMBERS 17:3]
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
[NUMBERS 17:8]
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
[NUMBERS 18:2]
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[NUMBERS 18:21]
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
[NUMBERS 26:59]
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
[DEUTERONOMY 10:8]
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
[DEUTERONOMY 10:9]
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
[DEUTERONOMY 18:1]
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
[DEUTERONOMY 21:5]
These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
[DEUTERONOMY 27:12]
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
[DEUTERONOMY 31:9]
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
[DEUTERONOMY 33:8]
Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
[JOSHUA 13:14]
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
[JOSHUA 13:33]
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[JOSHUA 21:10]
And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
[1 KINGS 12:31]
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
[1 CHRONICLES 2:1]
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[1 CHRONICLES 6:1]
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
[1 CHRONICLES 6:16]
The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
[1 CHRONICLES 6:38]
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
[1 CHRONICLES 6:43]
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
[1 CHRONICLES 6:47]
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
[1 CHRONICLES 9:18]
Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
[1 CHRONICLES 12:26]
But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
[1 CHRONICLES 21:6]
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[1 CHRONICLES 23:6]
Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
[1 CHRONICLES 23:14]
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
[1 CHRONICLES 23:24]
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
[1 CHRONICLES 24:20]
And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
[EZRA 8:15]
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
[EZRA 8:18]
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
[NEHEMIAH 10:39]
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
[NEHEMIAH 12:23]
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
[PSALMS 135:20]
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
[EZEKIEL 40:46]
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
[EZEKIEL 48:31]
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
[ZECHARIAH 12:13]
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[MALACHI 2:4]
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[MALACHI 2:8]
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
[MALACHI 3:3]
Levi in the Bible (New Testament)
The New Testament (Christianity) consists of 66 books*. 39 books from the Old Testament, and 27 additional books including Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.TOTAL: 8 VERSES
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
[MARK 2:14]
Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
[LUKE 3:24]
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
[LUKE 3:29]
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
[LUKE 5:27]
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
[LUKE 5:29]
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
[HEBREWS 7:5]
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
[HEBREWS 7:9]
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
[REVELATION 7:7]
Levi in the Quran
The Quran was revealed to Muhammad through the Angel Gabrial. It is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a direct revelation from God.TOTAL: 0 VERSES
Levi in Hadith
Hadith are the "prophetic traditions" of Muhammad; his teachings, actions, deeds and sayings. Hadith were compiled from oral reports in circulation in society around the time of their compilation.TOTAL: 0 VERSES
Levi in Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir (1300-1373) was an influential Muslim scholar/historian who wrote the reknowned 'Qisas Al-Anbiya' (Stories of the Prophets) book. An authorative and respected thesis on the many prophets of GodIMPORTANT NOTE: Ibn Kathir is NOT Revealed Scripture. It appears here as it contains relevant information
TOTAL: 1 VERSES
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