Levi
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a son of Jacob and Leah.
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one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
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original name of the Biblical Matthew.
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a Levite.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”
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Old Testament
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the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)
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the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)
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New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle
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Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)
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Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide
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Example Sentences
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Hougan brought up the example of a TikTok content creator who flew to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before the Super Bowl in order to listen in on rehearsals for the national anthem.
From MarketWatch
The games will be played throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S., with SoFi Stadium in Inglewood hosting eight matches and Levi’s Stadium hosting six.
From Los Angeles Times
Levi Strauss raised prices last month in response to tariffs and is rolling out additional price increases this month.
Edward H. Levi, a respected legal scholar who served as Ford’s attorney general, began working to mend the department from within, which included limiting the scope and power of the FBI.
From Salon
"I'm not here to write history, to win, or to please anyone. I'm here to be who I am," he said after a first-ever World Cup win for Brazil in Levi in November.
From Barron's
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