Bible Verses

These were the men registered by Moses and Eleazar, the priest who took this census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab, near the Jordan River, opposite Jericho.

Altogether, 23,000 males from one month and over were registered. They were listed separately from the rest of the Israelites because they would receive no property in Israel.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unlawful fire before the Lord.

Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

who married Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam, their sister.

These were clans of Levi: the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Kohathites. Kohath was the father of Amram,

 These are, by clans, the Levites that were registered: for Gershon, the Gershonite clan; for Kohath, the Kohathite clan; for Merari, the Merarite clan.

Each tribe will inherit according to the number of men registered.”

The land is, however, to be divided by lot.

To a tribe large in number, you are to give a large area of land; to a small one in number, a small area; to each, the heritage will be proportional to the number registered.