Merarites
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The Merarites were a Levitical clan in ancient Israel traditionally tasked with the care and transport of the structural components of the Tabernacle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merarites canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Levitical clan
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| ageRangeForService | 30 to 50 years (in wilderness period) ⓘ |
| allocatedCitiesIn |
territory of East Manasseh
ⓘ
territory of Gad ⓘ territory of Naphtali ⓘ territory of Reuben ⓘ Land of Zebulun ⓘ
surface form:
territory of Zebulun
|
| associatedWithSanctuary |
Tabernacle
ⓘ
later Levitical cities ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
Joshua 21:7
ⓘ
Numbers 3:33–37 ⓘ Numbers 4:29–33 ⓘ Numbers 7:8 ⓘ |
| campPositionInWilderness | north side of the Tabernacle ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | ancient Israelites ⓘ |
| functionCategory | cultic support personnel ⓘ |
| hasAncestralPatriarch | Merari ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| leaderDuringExodus | Zuriel son of Abihail ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| namedAfter | Merari ⓘ |
| notPermittedTo | perform priestly sacrifices ⓘ |
| partOf | Levitical divisions: Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites ⓘ |
| primaryDuty |
care of the Tabernacle’s structural components
ⓘ
transport of the Tabernacle’s structural components ⓘ |
| receivedFromPrinces |
oxen for transport
ⓘ
wagons for transport ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | consecrated to service of YHWH ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
all related equipment of the Tabernacle structure
ⓘ
bars of the Tabernacle ⓘ bases of the Tabernacle ⓘ frames of the Tabernacle ⓘ pillars of the Tabernacle ⓘ tent pegs of the Tabernacle ⓘ |
| roleInCult | supporting priestly worship at Tabernacle ⓘ |
| sacredDuty | guarding and carrying holy structures without desecration ⓘ |
| serviceType |
maintenance service
ⓘ
transport service ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Tribe of Levi
ⓘ
surface form:
Levites
|
| timePeriod |
Iron Age Levant
ⓘ
biblical period of the wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
| tribeOfOrigin | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.