Numbers 3:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

These sons were the chosen priests. They were given the special work of serving the Lord as priests.

Cross References

Exodus 28:41

Put the clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour the special oil on them to make them priests. This will make them holy, and they will serve me as priests.

Leviticus 8:30

Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar. He sprinkled some on Aaron and on Aaron’s clothes. He sprinkled some on Aaron’s sons who were with Aaron and on their clothes. In this way Moses made Aaron, his clothes, his sons, and his sons’ clothes holy.

Leviticus 8:12

He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head to make him holy.

Hebrews 7:28

The law chooses high priests who are men and have the same weaknesses that all people have. But after the law, God spoke the oath that made his Son high priest. And that Son, made perfect through suffering, will serve forever.

Exodus 40:15

Anoint the sons in the same way you anointed their father. Then they can also serve me as priests. When you anoint them, they will become priests. That family will continue to be priests for all time to come.”

Exodus 40:13

Then put the special clothes on Aaron. Anoint him with the oil and make him holy. Then he can serve me as a priest.

Numbers 3:4

But Nadab and Abihu died while serving the Lord. They used fire that the Lord did not allow when they made an offering to him. So Nadab and Abihu died there, in the desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar took their place and served the Lord as priests. This happened while their father Aaron was still alive.

1 Chronicles 23:6

David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi’s three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.