Text: 1 Chronicles 6:1-4
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 46:11
Subject: Line of Levi (C)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: The Chronicler's Levitical genealogy (1 Chr 6:1-4) begins with the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—drawn from Genesis 46:11's list of those who entered Egypt with Jacob. From this Genesis starting point, the Chronicler extends the Kohathite line through Amram, Aaron, and Eleazar down to Zadok and beyond, tracing the high-priestly succession. Genesis 46:11 provides the root; the Chronicler builds the entire priestly genealogical tree from it, connecting the pre-Egyptian patriarchal family to the post-exilic Zadokite priesthood.
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Text: Genesis 46:11
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 6:1-4
Subject: Line of Levi
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Genesis 46:11 identifies the three sons of Levi who went down to Egypt: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 1 Chronicles 6:1 reproduces this identical triad verbatim, then extends the Kohathite line through Amram to Aaron, Moses, and Miriam (6:2-3), and continues through the priestly line via Eleazar and Phinehas (6:4). Where Genesis provides only the initial three names as part of a migration census, the Chronicler uses this same starting point to construct the complete priestly genealogy, linking the patriarchal period directly to the established Levitical institutions. The Chronicler's expansion demonstrates that the tribe entering Egypt with three sons became the foundation of Israel's entire worship infrastructure.