tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post4066997896139459107..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Answers to More QuestionsAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-14822545487737111842014-03-07T14:11:54.292-08:002014-03-07T14:11:54.292-08:00Bible George, you always ask great questions!
The...Bible George, you always ask great questions!<br /><br />The book of Leviticus is literally "book of the Levites," from Greek to Leuitikon biblion. Greek, because the Greek Septuagint was available before the Hebrew Old Testament (Masoretic Text). Note that the Greek word has the very ancient lexeme "leu" as in these clans: Leummim (Gen. 25:3). Leummim is a variant of Levites. Some of Abraham's descendants by Keturah were Levites and this is before the time of Moses. They are associated with the Dedanites.<br /><br />Genesis 10:7 tell us that Dedan the Elder was a grandson of Kush by his son Raamah. Raamah was Nimrod's brother. (Ramah is the Prophet Samuel's home, and his father Elkanah was a Horite.) Raamah settled in the region to the southeast of Dedan while Nimrod built a kingdom in the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley. <br /><br />Also keep in mind that Leviticus comes from a much later time. It reflects the entrenched Jerusalem priesthood shortly before they were taken to Babylon and their temple was destroyed. These priests could feel the disintegration of the moral fiber of the people and doubtless, some contributed to it.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-8784405617376142272014-03-06T17:23:33.074-08:002014-03-06T17:23:33.074-08:00Hi Alice,
I'm hoping you can clear this up for...Hi Alice,<br />I'm hoping you can clear this up for me. Moses and Aaron are known as Levites (the book of Leviticus is named after Aaron and his sons). Most would assume that 'Levites' would be from the Israelite tribe of Levi. But you have Moses and Aaron as coming from the line of Esau. Who then are all the Levites in the Pentateuch? Are any of them from Levi?BibleGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889577134118181997noreply@blogger.com