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Libni

לִבְנִי · liv.ni · H3845H“same as Libnah” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Libni was a grandson of Merari and a grandson of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:29). He is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites in 1 Chronicles. No additional information is provided about his life or role in the biblical narrative. As a descendant of Merari, Libni would have been part of the Levitical clan responsible for the framework, pillars, bases, and other structural elements of the tabernacle (Numbers 3:36–37; 4.29-33).

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Family

FatherMahliSiblingsEleazar, KishChildrenShimei
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

What the dictionary says

White, one of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi (Ex. 6:17; Num. 3:18, 21).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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