Why the Torah Calls the Priest a Levite in Deuteronomy

Midrash Aggadah, Deuteronomy 18:6

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"And if the Levite comes" (Deuteronomy 18:6) — Scripture speaks of the priest. In twenty-four places they are called Levites, and this is one of them, as it is said, "And the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok" (Ezekiel 44:15). "From one of thy gates" — at the time when all Israel enter through one gate.

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PriesthoodTribesLeviTorahWisdom

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