Levite (English spelling) lewīyyīm (Hebrew)

Japanese: レビ人 - れびじん(英語表記)lewīyyīm ヘブライ語
Levite (English spelling) lewīyyīm (Hebrew)

They are also called the Levites. A priestly family in ancient Judaism. They were originally one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel. They gradually formed a clan that carried and passed on the religious traditions of ancient Israel, and furthermore, triggered by the religious reforms of Josiah (around 620 B.C.), they became a lower-ranking priest class. They were apparently officials who performed rituals directly under the temple during Jesus' time, and Jesus criticized the Levites for their formalism, which lacked love (Luke 10:32). The Levites were named after Levi, the son of Jacob, one of the fathers of Israel, and Moses is said to have been of Levi's descent. The Old Testament contains the Book of Leviticus, which records ritual regulations.

[Tsukimoto Akio]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

「レビびと」ともいう。古代ユダヤ教の祭司一族。元来は古代イスラエル12部族の一つであったらしい。しだいに古代イスラエルの宗教的伝統を担い伝える門閥を形成し、さらに、ヨシヤの宗教改革(前620ころ)などをきっかけとして、下級祭司層をなすに至った。イエスの時代には神殿直属の祭儀執行官吏であったらしく、レビ人の愛の欠除した形式主義がイエスによって批判されている(「ルカ伝福音(ふくいん)書」10章32節)。レビ人の名祖はイスラエルの父祖の1人ヤコブの息子レビであり、モーセもレビの出とされる。なお『旧約聖書』には、祭儀規定を記す「レビ記」がある。

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