Levi ben Jacob


 * GreatGrandson of Patriarch Abraham
 * One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

Biography
Levi - Joined. Third son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:34; 35:23); his sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16, 19; Num. 3:17); his slaughter of the Shechemites (Gen. 34:25–30); Jacob’s curse on (Gen. 49:5). See also Levites.

Levi (or Levy) (/ˈliːvaɪ/, Hebrew: לֵּוִי‎; Standard Levi Tiberian Lēwî) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites) and the grandfather of Aaron and Moses. Certain religious and political functions were reserved for the Levites.

Genesis Narrative
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Genesis 46:11 - KJV translation