Text: 1 Chronicles 6:1
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 6:16
Subject: line of Levi
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Exodus 6:16 names the sons of Levi — "Gershon, Kohath, and Merari" (גֵּרְשׁוֹן וּקְהָת וּמְרָרִי) — within a genealogical section establishing Moses and Aaron's priestly credentials during the exodus narrative. 1 Chronicles 6:1 opens with the identical list: "The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari." The Chronicler's repetition serves a distinct post-exilic purpose: legitimating the Levitical temple personnel by anchoring them in the Mosaic-era genealogy. While Exodus embeds the genealogy within a narrative of liberation and prophetic commissioning, Chronicles extracts and extends it to trace the priestly line through Eleazar to Zadok, demonstrating unbroken continuity of the Levitical priesthood from Sinai to the Second Temple.