Hebrews 7:5

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Hebrews 7:5

The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they have also descended from Abraham.

Genesis 35:11

God also said to him:

I am God Almighty.
Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,
and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 46:26

The total number of persons belonging to Jacob—his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons—who came to Egypt: 66.

Exodus 1:5

The total number of Jacob’s descendants was 70; Joseph was already in Egypt.

Exodus 28:1

“Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve Me as priest—Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Leviticus 27:30-33

“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

Numbers 16:10-11

He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

Numbers 17:3-10

Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.

But you and your sons will carry out your priestly responsibilities for everything concerning the altar and for what is inside the veil, and you will do that work. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but an unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

Numbers 18:21-32

“Look, I have given the Levites every tenth in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the work of the tent of meeting.

1 Kings 8:19

Yet you are not the one to build it;
instead, your son, your own offspring,
will build it for My name.”

2 Chronicles 31:4-6

He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.

Nehemiah 13:10

I also found out that because the portions for the Levites had not been given, each of the Levites and the singers performing the service had gone back to his own field.

Hebrews 5:4

No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.

Hebrews 7:10

for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

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Summary

Hebrews 7:5

And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

Who

Numbers 18:7

To take

Come

1 Kings 8:19

General references

Leviticus 27:30

Hebrews 7:10

Bible References

Who

No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.

“Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve Me as priest—Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

Write Aaron’s name on Levi’s staff, because there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral house.

To take

“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

“Speak to the Levites and tell them: When you receive from the Israelites the tenth that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the Lord—a tenth of the tenth.

He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.

I also found out that because the portions for the Levites had not been given, each of the Levites and the singers performing the service had gone back to his own field.

Come

for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

God also said to him:

I am God Almighty.
Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,
and kings will descend from you.

The total number of persons belonging to Jacob—his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons—who came to Egypt: 66.

The total number of Jacob’s descendants was 70;

Joseph was already in Egypt.

Yet you are not the one to build it;
instead, your son, your own offspring,
will build it for My name.”

General references

“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.