Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
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Interpretation
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families.
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This thought runs through Numbers 3:33-37.
Glossary
- Merari Person
- Sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither ( Gen. 46:11 ; Ex. 6:16 ).