Introduction
Third son of Jacob and Leah (per the Genesis text); ancestor of the tribe of Levi, later set apart for priestly and Tabernacle service
Family
- Children: Kohath
This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.