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PortraitPersonYearsLifeOn the chart
JJacobFather of LeviGenesis 29Son of Isaac, also called Israel.

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LLeahMother of LeviGenesis 29:34First wife of Jacob.

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LLeviThird son of LeahGenesis 29:34Father of the Levites.

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GGershonEldest son of LeviExodus 6:16Head of the Gershonites.

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KKohathSecond son of LeviExodus 6:16Head of the Kohathites.

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MMerariThird son of LeviExodus 6:16Head of the Merarites.

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JJochebedDaughter of LeviExodus 6:20Wife of Amram and mother of Aaron, Moses and Miriam.

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LLibniSon of GershonExodus 6:17Head of the Libnites.

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SShimeiSon of GershonExodus 6:17Named with Libni.

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AAmramSon of KohathExodus 6:18-20Father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam.

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IIzharSon of KohathExodus 6:18Father of Korah.

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HHebronSon of KohathExodus 6:18Head of the Hebronites.

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UUzzielSon of KohathExodus 6:18Father of Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

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MMahliSon of MerariExodus 6:19Head of the Mahlites.

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MMushiSon of MerariExodus 6:19Head of the Mushites.

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MMiriamSister of Aaron and MosesNumbers 26:59Named in Numbers 26:59.

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Portrait of AaronAaronThe first high priestExodus 6:20Elder brother of Moses.

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EElishebaWife of AaronExodus 6:23Sister of Nahshon of Judah.

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Portrait of MosesMosesYounger son of AmramExodus 6:20Led Israel out of Egypt.

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KKorahSon of IzharNumbers 16:1Rose against Moses and Aaron.

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NNadabFirstborn of AaronLeviticus 10:1-2Died before the LORD, childless.

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AAbihuSecond son of AaronLeviticus 10:1-2Died with Nadab.

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EEleazarPriest after AaronNumbers 3:4Father of Phinehas.

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DPDaughter of PutielWife of EleazarExodus 6:25Mother of Phinehas.

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IIthamarYoungest son of AaronNumbers 3:4Ministered with Eleazar.

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Portrait of PhinehasPhinehasSon of EleazarNumbers 25:7-13Given the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Levi family tree, from Jacob’s third son to the priests of Aaron. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/levi-family-tree
  • MLA“The Levi Family Tree, from Jacob’s Third Son to the Priests of Aaron.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/levi-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Levi Family Tree, from Jacob’s Third Son to the Priests of Aaron.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/levi-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Levi Family Tree, from Jacob’s Third Son to the Priests of Aaron. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/levi-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Every verse was read on 10 November 2026 in the JPS 1917 translation on Sefaria, with 1 Chronicles 6 in the King James Version for the numbering. Britannica refused to be read.

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