Levi's Journey Map

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Leah bears Levi, her third son, and hopes to be joined to her husband.
GEN.29.34

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. {Levi: that is, Joined}

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Levi

Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah. With Simeon he put the men of Shechem to the sword after their sister Dinah was violated, and Jacob cursed their anger and scattered them in Israel. Yet the tribe that had no land of its own became the tribe of priests.

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Journey Timeline

  1. Birthc. 1919 BC

    Haran

    Leah bears Levi, her third son, and hopes to be joined to her husband.

    GEN 29:34

  2. The oath at Shechemc. 1898 BC

    Shechem

    Levi and his brothers answer Shechem deceitfully, demanding circumcision.

    GEN 34:13

  3. The massacrec. 1898 BC

    Shechem

    With Simeon he takes his sword and kills every male of the city.

    GEN 34:25

  4. Into Egyptc. 1876 BC

    Egypt

    Levi goes down to Egypt with three sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

    GEN 46:11

  5. The cursec. 1859 BC

    Egypt

    Jacob curses the anger of Simeon and Levi and scatters them in Israel.

    GEN 49:7

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