(SEE 46:8)
When Leah's third son was born, she said, "Now my husband will hold me close." So this son was named Levi.
Jacob was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz,
Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Levi's three sons had sons of their own.
The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans: The sons of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Levi lived to be one hundred thirty-seven; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
