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Libnites
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A Levitical and/or Gershonite clan from Judah (Num 3:21; 26:58). The Libnites of Levi most likely derived their name from the Judahite town, Libnah. The Libnites of Gershon are descended from Libni (Num 3:21). These two groups may or may not be the same. The Chronicler replaces Libni with Ladan (1 Chr 23:7, 8, 9; 26:21).
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Libnites
Libnites (לִבְנִי‎, livniy). A Levitical and/or Gershonite clan from Judah (Num 3:21; 26:58). The Libnites of Levi most likely derived their name from the Judahite town, Libnah. The Libnites of Gershon are descended from Libni (Num 3:21). These two groups may or may not be the same. The Chronicler replaces
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Libni (Person)
LIBNI (PERSON) [Heb libnı̂ (לִבְנִי)]. LIBNITE. 1. All evidence indicates that the Libnites were a levitic family from the territory of Judah. Their name is probably derived from the name of the Judahite town Libnah (the expected form would be *libnātı̂, but cf. yĕhûdâ-yĕhûdı̂, ṣārĕʿâ-ṣārĕʿı̂).
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Libnite
Libnite. Descendant of Libni, Gershon’s son, from Levi’s tribe (Nm 3:21; 26:58).See Libni #1.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Libnite
LIBNITE Descendant of Libni, Gershon’s son, from Levi’s tribe (Nm 3:21; 26:58). See Libni #1.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Libnite
LIB´NITE (libʹnīt; “white”). A descendant of Libni, the Levite (Num. 3:21; 26:58).
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Libnites
LIBNITES [LIBB nights] — descendants of Libni (Num. 3:21; 26:58). Libni was a son of Gershon and the grandson of Levi (Ex. 6:17; 1 Chr. 6:17, 20).
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5
LIBNI
LIBNI, LIBNITES lib´ni, lib´nit [לִבְנִי‎ livni]. 1. Libni and his brother Shimei appear in Exod 6:17; Num 3:18; and 1 Chr 6:17, 20 [Heb. 6:2, 5] as the two sons of Levi’s son Gershon.2. A clan of Levites descended from Libni the son of Gershon. The Libnites were associated with the Judahite town of
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Libni (son of Gershon)
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