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| − | In [[Genesis]], '''Levi''' was the third son of [[Jacob]] and [[Leah]] and the founder of the [[Levites|Levite tribe]]. After the rape of [[Dinah]] by the prince of the city of [[Shechem]], Levi and his brother [[Simeon]] tricked the people of Shechem into circumcizing themselves and then when they were recovering slaughtered all the people of Shechem. | + | In [[Genesis]], '''Levi''' was the third son of [[Jacob]] and [[Leah]] and the founder of the [[Levites|Levite tribe]] one of the [[Twelve tribes of Israel]]. After the rape of their sister [[Dinah]] by the prince of the city of [[Shechem]], Levi and his brother [[Simeon]] tricked the people of Shechem into circumcizing themselves and then when they were recovering slaughtered all the people of Shechem. Jacob remembered this when giving his blessing to his sons and admonished Levi for his killing in anger and stated his descendents would be scattered in the land of [[Israel]]. (Genesis 49:5-7). |
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Revision as of 20:05, July 10, 2007
In Genesis, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Levite tribe one of the Twelve tribes of Israel. After the rape of their sister Dinah by the prince of the city of Shechem, Levi and his brother Simeon tricked the people of Shechem into circumcizing themselves and then when they were recovering slaughtered all the people of Shechem. Jacob remembered this when giving his blessing to his sons and admonished Levi for his killing in anger and stated his descendents would be scattered in the land of Israel. (Genesis 49:5-7).