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The Testament of Levi Concerning the Priesthood and Arrogance

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Section 11

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11. Therefore, when I took a wife

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I

was

twenty

-

eight

years

old

,

and

her

name

was

Melcha

.

And

she

conceived

and

bare

a

son

,

and

she

called

his

name

Gersham

,

for

we

were

sojourners

in

our

land

:

for

Gersham

is

interpreted

sojourning

.

And

I

saw

concerning

him

that

he

would

not

be

in

the

first

rank

.

And

Kohath

was

born

in

my

thirty

-

fifth

year

,

towards

the

east

.

And

I

saw

in

a

vision

that

he

was

standing

on

high

in

the

midst

of

all

the

congregation

.

Therefore

I

called

his

name

Kohath

,

which

meaneth

,

beginning

of

majesty

and

instruction

.

And

thirdly

,

she

bare

to

me

Merari

,

in

the

fortieth

year

of

my

life

;

and

since

his

mother

bare

him

with

difficulty

,

she

called

him

Merari

,

which

meaneth

my

bitterness

,

because

he

also

died

.

And

Jochebed

was

born

in

my

sixty

-

fourth

year

,

in

Egypt

,

for

I

was

renowned

then

in

the

midst

of

my

brethren

.