Numbers 3:20
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.”Numbers 3:20
What Does Numbers 3:20 Mean?
Numbers 3:20 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 3, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Numbers 3:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 6:19“And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.”1 Chronicles 6:19“The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.”Numbers 3:33“Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.”Joshua 21:7“The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.”1 Chronicles 6:29“The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,”1 Chronicles 6:44“And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,”1 Chronicles 6:47“The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”1 Chronicles 6:63“Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.”1 Chronicles 15:6“Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:”1 Chronicles 23:21“The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.”1 Chronicles 23:24“These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.”1 Chronicles 24:27“The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.”1 Chronicles 25:3“Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.”2 Chronicles 31:17“Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;”Ezra 8:18“And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;”
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