About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

10/25/2023

1 Chronicles 6:1-80 The Genealogy of the Sons of Levi

 

The Genealogy of the Sons of Levi

1 Chronicles 6:1-80            The First Book of Chronicles [in Smaller Chunks]

The sons of Levi: Gershon, [a.k.a. Gershom,] Kohath, Merari. [Kohath’s] sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron & Uzziel. [Amran’s] children: Aaron, Moses & Miriam. [Aaron’s] sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar. 

Eleazar [fathered] Phinehas. Phinehas [fathered] Abishua. Abishua [fathered] Bukki. Bukki [fathered] Uzzi. Uzzi [fathered] Zerahiah. Zerahiah [fathered] Meraioth. Meraioth [fathered] Amariah. Amariah [fathered] Ahitub.

Ahitub [fathered] Zadok. Zadok [fathered] Ahimaaz. Ahimaaz [fathered] Azariah. Azariah [fathred] Johanan. Johanan [fathered] Azariah (he [was] in the priest’s office in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.) Azariah [fathered] Amariah. 

Amariah [fathered] Ahitub. Ahitub [fathered] Zadok. Zakok [fathered] Shalllum, [a.k.a. Meshullam.] Shallum [fathered] Hilkiah. Hilkiah [fathered] Azariah. Azariah [fathered] Seraiah. Seraiah [fathered] Jehozadak. 

Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried Judah & Jerusalem away [at] the hand of Nebuchadnezer. [Jeremiah 11:10 They [have returned] back to the [sins] of their [forefathers, who] refused to hear My Words & they went after other gods & served them. The [houses] of Israel & Judah have broken My covenant [contract that] I made with their [forefathers.] 

[Levi’s] sons: Gershom, [a.k.a. Gershon,] Kohath & Merari. The names of [Gershon’s] sons; Libni & Shimei. [Kohath’s] sons were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron & Uzziel.

[Merari’s] sons: Mahli & Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. Of Gershon; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai, [a.k.a. Jeatheri,] his son.

[Kohath’s descendants:] Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son. 

[Elkanah’s] sons: Amasai & Ahimoth. [Elkanah’s descendants:] Zophai, [a.k.a. Zuph,] his son. Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. [Samuel’s] sons: Vashni, [a.k.a. Vasheni & Joel,] the firstborn & Abiah, [a.k.a. Abijah.] [Merari’s] sons: Mahli & Libni. [Merari’s descendants:] Shimei his son, Uzza, [a.k.a. Uzzah,] his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 

After the ark [came to] rest, these: [were appointed] by David to be [in charge of the music] of the house of the Lord until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. They [performed their ministry of music] before the tabernacle of the congregation. They served in their office according to their order.

These are the [ones who were set over the ministry of music, along] with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman, a singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel, [aka Shemuel,] son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son Eliel, [a.k.a. Elihu,] son of Toah, [a.k.a. Tohu,] son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, the son of Israel, [a.k.a. Jacob.]

His brother, Asaph, stood [at] his right hand. Asaph [was Berachiah’s] son, son of Shimea, son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah, [a.k.a. Malchijah,] son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, son of Jahath, son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

Their brethren, the sons of Merari, [stood] on the left hand, Ethan, [Kishi’s] son, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer, son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to [all types] of service of the tabernacle [of] the house of God. But Aaron & his [descendants] offered [sacrifices on] the altar of burnt offering & on the altar of incense & were appointed for all the work of the Most Holy Place & to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded. 

And these [are] Aaron’s sons & [his descendants:] Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 

The [first] lot [went] to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: Now these are their [places to dwell throughout their territories.] They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah & all the suburbs [around] it.

But the fields of the city & [its] villages they gave to Caleb, [Jephunneh’s] son. 

To [Aaron’s] sons they gave the cities of Judah, namely Hebron, the city of refuge & Libnah, Jatir & Eshtemoa, [all] with [their] suburbs. And Hilen, [a.k.a. Holon] & Debir, with [their] suburbs. 

And Ashan [a.k.a. Ain] & Beth Shemesh, with [their] suburbs. Out of [Benjamin’s] tribe [they gave:] Geba, Alemeth [a.k.a. Almon] & Anathoth, [all] with [their] suburbs. [They had] 13 cities throughout [their] families. 

To those [who] were left of the tribe of the sons of Kohath, 10 cities were given [from] the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh by lot. To [Gershon’s] sons & throughout their families out the tribes of: Issachar, Asher, Naptali & Manasseh [were given ] 13 cities in Bashan. 

To [Merari’s] sons & their families were given by lot out of the tribes of: Reuben, Gad & Zebulun, 12 cities. The children [people] of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, [a.k.a. open lands.]

They gave by lot out of the [tribes] of the children [people] of: Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, these cities which are [named.] [Some of the families of the Kohathites] had cities of their [coastal territories from] the tribe of Ephraim. 

They gave them [these] cities of refuge: Shechem in Mount Ephraim, Gezer, Jokmeam, Beth Horon, Aijalon, Gath Rimmon, [all] with [their] suburbs. 

Out of the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh [they gave]; Aner, Bileam, [both] with [their] suburbs for the remnant of the family of the sons of Kohath. 

[Gershom’s] sons were given from the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan & Ashtaroth [both] with [their] suburbs. Out of the tribe of Issachar [were given:] Kedesh, Daberath, Ramoth, Anem, [all] with [their] suburbs. 

Out of the tribe of Asher [were given:] Mashal, Abdon, Hukok, Rehob, [all] with [their] suburbs. Out of the tribe of Naphtali [were given:] Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, Kirjathaim, [a.k.a. Kiriathaim,] [both] with [their] suburbs.

The tribe of Zebulun [gave to] the rest of the children [people] of Merari, Rimmon, [a.k.a. Rimmono] & Tabor [both] with [their] suburbs. And on the east side [of the] Jordan [River] by Jericho, the tribe of Reuben [gave] them, Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, Kedemoth, Mephaath, [all] with [their] suburbs. 

Out of the tribe of Gad [were given:] Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon & Jazer, [all] with their suburbs.