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Easton's Bible Dictionary
white, One of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi
( Exodus
6:17 ; Numbers
3:18 , 3:21
). (See LAADAN)
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
same as Libnah
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(white)
(1) The eldest son of Gershon the son of Levi, ( Exodus
6:17 ; Numbers
3:18 ; 1
Chronicles 6:17 , 6:20
) and ancestor of the family of the Libnites. (B.C. after 1700.)
(2) The son of Mahli or Mahali, son of Merari, ( 1
Chronicles 6:29 ) as the text at present stands. It is probable, however,
that he is the same with the preceding, and that something has been omitted. Comp.
ver. ( 1
Chronicles 6:29 ) with 1
Chronicles 6:20 , 42
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
lib'-ni (libhni):
(1) Son of Gershon (Exodus
6:17 ; Numbers
3:18 ; 1
Chronicles 6:17 , 20).
Families who traced their descent from Libni are called Libnites (Numbers
3:21 ; 26:58).
(2) A son of Merari (1
Chronicles 6:29).
See LADAN.

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