Originally, they were (Exodus 1:1-5). But when God chose the Levites to accompany the Tabernacle (Numbers ch.3, ch.8 and ch.18), they were given a special status; and the tribe of Joseph was counted as two (Numbers ch.2) as Jacob had prophetically declared (Genesis 48:5).
Community AnswerPriestly duties were confined to the male members of Aaron's family, with the Levites, the rest of the tribe, acting as their assistants. (Nu 3:3, 6-10) This arrangement began with the setting up of the tabernacle, as before this no particular family or tribe was assigned to offer the sacrifices.-Ex 24:5.The Levites were chosen by God in place of all the firstborn of the other tribes. (Ex 13:1, 2, 11-16; Nu 3:41.)The Levites were made up of three families, from Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Ge 46:11; 1Ch 6:1)
The Levites were supported in terms of sustenance (i.e. food) by the other Israelite tribes as they had no land to farm. They ate the sacrificial offerings to God that weren't intended to be burned as in a second way, God supported the Levites as his offerings were gifts to support them. The Levites were priests, and carried out the ceremonies at the temples, and kept themselves sacred, and were thus able to eat the food worthy of God.
The tribe of Judah was the largest of the twelve tribes of Israel. This tribe was known for its leadership and prominence in the kingdom of Israel.
The Levites were given charge of the tabernacle of the congregation. They participated in the offering of sacrifices. They lived on the tithes of the people and did not receive as inheritance of land with the other tribes. They will again in the final dispensation offer the traditional sacrifices to the Lord as part of the restoration of all things.
The Levites were blessed with the duty of serving in the Tabernacle and later the Temple as priests and caretakers. They were also given the privilege of not inheriting land in Israel but instead receiving tithes and offerings from the other tribes to support their ministry.
All priests were from the tribe of Levi. This tribe was not allocated land in the division of Canaan, but were provided for in biblical laws.
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Community AnswerPriestly duties were confined to the male members of Aaron's family, with the Levites, the rest of the tribe, acting as their assistants. (Nu 3:3, 6-10) This arrangement began with the setting up of the tabernacle, as before this no particular family or tribe was assigned to offer the sacrifices.-Ex 24:5.The Levites were chosen by God in place of all the firstborn of the other tribes. (Ex 13:1, 2, 11-16; Nu 3:41.)The Levites were made up of three families, from Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Ge 46:11; 1Ch 6:1)
Some who are sceptical about the gospels story say that the twelve disciples represent the twelve tribes of Israel. Some even go further and say that, in both cases, the twelve derives from the twelve star signs in the heavens.Answer 2If the question "represent" is intended as "come from", i.e. did each of Jesus' twelve disciples come from a different tribe, then the answer is: No. All of Jesus' followers were either Levites or Judahites. The other tribes were not represented.Answer/Maybe.According to the Epistle of Barnabas, who wrote: '.. to whom the Lord gave authority to preach his Gospel : being at the beginning twelve, to signify the tribes, because there were twelve tribes of Israel.' Note that the earliest known version of the Epistle of Barnabas is from the 4th century (~300 years after Barnabas walked the earth) and is only only ascribed to Barnabas by tradition so its authenticity is unknown.
Twelve Tribes communities was created in 1972.
Twelve Tribes - band - was created in 1998.
There are no pictures of the twelve tribes of Judah. The twelve tribes of Judah were said to exist after 1200 BC, before photography.
No. All twelve tribes are from Israel. They are known as the twelve tribes of Israel, they all descend from Abraham's grandson who was named Israel. There are some offshoot religions that claim to be one of the tribes, or a "lost tribe" of Israel, but blood tests have proven they do not descend from Israel.
The twelve tribes are the descendants of Jacob's 12 sons and are the ancestors of the Jews.
The Levites were supported in terms of sustenance (i.e. food) by the other Israelite tribes as they had no land to farm. They ate the sacrificial offerings to God that weren't intended to be burned as in a second way, God supported the Levites as his offerings were gifts to support them. The Levites were priests, and carried out the ceremonies at the temples, and kept themselves sacred, and were thus able to eat the food worthy of God.
The great majority of Jews today, some 80% or so, are descended from the tribe of Judah (plus converts and descendents of converts). The remaining 20% include Levites (from the tribe of Levi), Cohanim (also a part of the Levites), and a small percentage from every one of the remaining tribes. (When the Ten Tribes were carried off into Assyria and didn't return, a few of them had already mixed into the tribe of Judah before that, through marriage.)
There is no "Leviticus". The Levites (Leviticus essentially meaning "book of the Levites") were one of the 12 tribes, whose duty it was to maintain the temple and act as a priesthood.