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Book of Numbers. 14

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.

The Levites were choses because God required them to look after the religious artifacts which were used by the priests, particularly the tabernacle.

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Q: Why did God take the Levites instead of all the first born among the children of Israel?
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Not exactly. In fact, the Levites were given no territory whatsoever in the Promised Land.References:Numbers 18:24 - "For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, 'Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.' "Deuteronomy 18:1, 2 - "The priests, the Levites - all the tribe of Levi - shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and His portion. Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He said to them."


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Why were the Levites not to be numbered along with the other tribes?

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