Mahlites

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The descendants of Mahli (Num 3:33; 26:58).

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Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Mahlite

Mahlite. Descendant of Mahli, Merari’s son from Levi’s tribe (Nm 3:33; 26:58).See Mahli #1.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Mahlites

Mahlites mäʹlīts [Heb. maḥlî—‘weak ones’ (?); Gk. Mooli]. A Levitical family; descendants of Mahli (1) the son of Merari (Nu. 3:33; 26:58). They appear to have followed the example of the daughters of Zelophehad (see Mahlah 1): because Eleazar had no sons, his daughters married the sons of his brother

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Mahlite

MAHLITE Descendant of Mahli, Merari’s son from Levi’s tribe (Nm 3:33; 26:58). See Mahli #1.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Mahlites

MAHLITES [MAH lights] — a tribal family of Levites descended from Mahli, No. 1 (Num. 3:33; 26:58).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MAHLITES

MAHLITES<ma’-lits> (מַחְלִי‎ [machli]): Descendants of Mahli, son of Merari (Nu 3:33; 26:58). These Mahlites appear to have followed the example of the daughters of Zelophehad, mutatis mutandis. (See MAHLAH; had the name become the description of a practice?) They married the daughters of their

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Mahlites

MAHLITES (Măʹ līts) Descendants of Mahli. These Levites had charge of the set up and maintenance of the tabernacle (Num. 3:33–36; 26:58).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Mahlites

MAHLITES, mä′līts, (מַחְלִי‎, maḥlī): Descendants of Mahli, son of Merari (Nu 3:33; 26:58). These Mahlites appear to have followed the example of the daughters of Zelophehad, mutatis mutandis. (See Mahlah; had the name become the description of a practice?) They married the daughters of their uncle

The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5

MAHLI

MAHLI mah´li [מַחְלִי‎ makhli]. The name of two different Levites. 1. Mahli and his brother MUSHI were sons of Merari (Exod 6:19; Num 3:20), grandsons of Levi, and heads of the two divisions of Merarites (Num 3:33). Ezra 8:18 refers to Mahli as the son of Levi, but it is not uncommon for an informal list

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