Jo’s Place

These are the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin, and Naphtali The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.  The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel.  Each of them was the leader, of an ancestral clan.  At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors, who were listed, in the records, of these clans, was 22,600.  The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah.  The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah.  These five became the leaders, of the clans.  All of them had many wives, and many sons, so the total number, of  men , available for military service, among their descendants, was 36,000.  The total number of mighty warriors, from all the clans, of the tribe of Issachar, was 87,000.  All of them …were listed, in their genealogical records.  Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.  The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri.  Each of them was the leader, of an ancestral clan.  The

These are the Remaining Territories Assigned to the Levites by Israel  The descendants of Gershon received, by sacred lots, thirteen towns, from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area, of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.  The descendants of Merari received, by sacred lots, twelve towns, from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.  So, the people, of Israel, assigned all these towns and pasturelands, to the Levites.  The towns, in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them, by means of sacred lots.  The descendants, of Kohath, were given the following towns, from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands:  Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer, Jokmeam, Beth-horon, Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.  The remaining descendants, of Kohath, were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam, from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.  The descendants of Ger

Aaron’s Descendants and their Heritage  Only Aaron, and his descendants, served as priests, by decree of the Lord, through Moses.  They presented the offerings, on the altar, of burnt offering, and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties, related to the Most Holy Place.  They made atonement, for Israel, by doing everything, that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.  The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, and Ahimaaz.  This is a record, of the towns, and territory, assigned, by means of sacred lots, to the descendants of Aaron, …who were from the clan of Kohath.  This territory included Hebron, and its surrounding pasturelands, in Judah, …but the fields, and the outlying areas, belonging to the city of Hebron, were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.  Thus, Hebron was a city of refuge, belonging to the descendants of Aaron. The descendants of Aaron were also given the following

The Temple Musicians were Assigned by David David assigned the following men, to lead the music, at the house, of the Lord, after the Ark was placed there.  They ministered, with music, at the Tabernacle, until Solomon built the Temple, of the Lord, in Jerusalem.  They carried out their work, following all the regulations, that were handed down to them.  These are the men, who served, along with their sons:  Heman, the musician, was from the clan of Kohath.  His genealogy was traced back, through Joel, Samuel, Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah, Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel.  Heman’s first assistant was Asaph, from the clan of Gershon.  Asaph’s genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea, Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.  Heman’s second assistant was Ethan, from the clan of Merari.  Ethan’s genealogy was traced back t

These are the Levite Clans of Israel  The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.  The descendants of Gershon, included Libni and Shimei.  The descendants of Kohath, included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.  The descendants of Merari, included Mahli and Mushi.  The following, are the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:  The descendants of Gershon, included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.  The descendants of Kohath, included Amminadab, Korah, Assir, Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir, Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul.  The descendants of Elkanah, included Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel.  The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second).  The descendants of Merari, included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah. 1 Chronicles 6:16–30 (NLT) Praise be to God!

This is the Priestly Line of Israel The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.  The descendants of Kohath, included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.  The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.  The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.  Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.  Phinehas was the father of Abishua.  Abishua was the father of Bukki.  Bukki was the father of Uzzi.  Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.  Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.  Meraioth was the father of Amariah.  Amariah was the father of Ahitub.  Ahitub was the father of Zadok.  Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.  Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.  Azariah was the father of Johanan.  Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest, at the time that Temple was built, by Solomon, in Jerusalem.  Azariah was the father of Amariah.  Amariah was the father of Ahitub.  Ahitub was the father of Zadok.  Zadok was the father of Shallum.  Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.  Hilkiah was the f