Levi

Le·vi  (lv)

In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Levi¹

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1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament

a.  the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)

b.  the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21-24)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament another name for Matthew (the apostle)

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Levi², Levite [ˈliːvaɪt]

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(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service

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Levi²

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1. (Biographies / Levi, Carlo (1902-1975) M, Italian, MEDICINE: physician, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, WRITING: writer) Carlo. 1902-75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)

2. (Biographies / Levi, Primo (1919-1987) M, Italian, WRITING: novelist) Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919-87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide

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Levi - (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel Matthew, Saint Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew, St. Matthew the Apostle New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible