Keraia
People

Mushi

Mushi was a son of Merari and a grandson of Levi, who became the head of the Mushite clan within the Levitical tribe.

The name Mushi means “he that touches, that withdraws or takes away”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books10 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 6:19; referred to as Mushi (מוּשִׁי) or Mushite (מוּשִׁי); son of Merari; a brother of Mahli and Jaaziah; father of Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.

Glossary entries

Mushi, Mushite

Family members

Father

Merari

Siblings

Jaaziah Mahli

Children

Eder Jerimoth Mahli

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Exodus 6:19
    The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
  2. Numbers 3:20
    And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
  3. Numbers 3:33
    From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
  4. Numbers 26:58
    These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:19
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:47
    …the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
  7. 1 Chronicles 23:21
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
  8. 1 Chronicles 23:23
    The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
  9. 1 Chronicles 24:26
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
  10. 1 Chronicles 24:30
    And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.