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Who did Matthew write the book of Matthew to?
Matthew was talking to the Jewish culture of the time. One of his main goals in this gospel is to prove that Jesus was the true Davidic Messiah.
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Did Matthew write Matthew's Gospel?
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew was written anonymously and was not attributed to Matthew until later in the second century. Matthew could not have been the author, as he is listed as a...
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Where in Jeremiah was Matthew refering to in Matthew 27v9?
Matthew 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy (where?) the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of...
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What did the Levites do?
In the Torah
In the Book of Numbers the Levites were charged with ministering to the Kohanim (priests) and keeping watch over the Tabernacle:
And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe...
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What is a Levite?
A Levite is from the tribe of Levi (descendants of Levi). The Levim (pl) make up the priestly class in Judaism and the Cohenim (high priests) come from this tribe. All Levi males are priests with the...