Bible Person
Meaning: bitter; to provoke · Male · 38 cross references
Merari is one of the sons of Levi and the ancestor of the Merarite clan, a major branch of Israel's Levitical families. His name is especially important in relation to the structure and transport duties of the tabernacle. First appears in Gen 46:11.1
AI summary: Merari matters because the Levitical order of worship depends not only on priests and leaders but also on the families assigned to specific sacred work. The cross references place him within Levi's house and connect his descendants with the heavier structural responsibilities of the tabernacle, including boards, bars, pillars, and sockets. That makes his line significant in the practical functioning of Israel's worship life. Taken together, the material presents Merari as an ancestral figure whose enduring importance lies in the ordered service of the sanctuary.1
Central Figure
Merari
Meaning: bitter; to provoke
Sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither (Gen.
Sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16). He became the head of one of the great divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:19). (See MERARITES.) 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.