Son of Simeon, an ancestor of Jesus
Levi
Named in 1 verse of Luke, first in Luke 3:29.
ΛευΐLevi
The name means “associated with him.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Levi Written by AI
Levi, the son of Simeon, is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:29). He was an ancestor of Jesus, but no additional information is provided about his life or role in the biblical narrative. Levi lived sometime between the patriarchal period and the Babylonian exile.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Levi, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Adhesion. (1.) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16).
(2.) The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29).
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(3.) Luke 3:24.
(4.) One of the apostles, the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29), called also Matthew (Matt. 9:9).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Luke 3:29
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.