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Merari Scripture - 1 Chronicles 23:21

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish....

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Merari in Wikipedia

According to the Torah, Merari was one of the sons of Levi[1], and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times; the Hebrew word Merari means sad/bitter. The Merarites were charged with the care of the boards of the tabernacle & related items as well as the pillars of the cour...

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Merari Scripture - 2 Chronicles 29:12

Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:...

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Merari Scripture - Numbers 10:17

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle....

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Merari in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Levi Ge 46:11 -Head the Merarite Levites Nu 3:17,33-35 -See LEVITES...

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Merari in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(bitter, unhappy), third son of Levi and head of the third great division of the Levites, the Merarites. Ge 46:8,11 At the time of the exodus and the numbering in the wilderness, the Merarites consisted of two families, the Mahlites and the Mushites, Mahli and Mushi being either the two sons of the son and grandson of Merari. 1Ch 6:19,47 Their...

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Merari in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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). He became the head of one of the great divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:19). (See MERARITES...

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Merari in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("sorrowful"), because of the anguish attending his birth (Genesis 46:8; Genesis 46:11). (See LEVITES.) Third of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Born before Jacob's going down to Egypt; of the 70 who accompanied him. The Mahlites and Mushites were the two families of Merarites at the Exodus and in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 6:19; 1...

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Merari in Hitchcock's Bible Names

bitter; to provoke...

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Merari in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

me-ra'-ri (merari, "bitter"; Mararei): (1) The 3rd son of Levi, his brothers, Gershon and Kohath, being always mentioned together with him (Gen 46:11; Ex 6:16 ff). He was among those 70 who went down to Egypt with Jacob (Gen 46:8,11; compare 46:26 and Ex 1:5). (2) The family of Merari, descendants of above, and always (with one exception, for w...

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