1 Chronicles 6:47
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Cross-reference
1 Chronicles 23:21 also lists Mahli and Mushi as sons of Merari, and further gives Mahli's sons Eleazar and Kish, expanding the genealogy.
1 Chronicles 23:23 lists the sons of Mushi (Mahli, Eder, Jeremoth) — directly parallel to the genealogy here.
1 Chronicles 24:30 lists the sons of Mushi (including Mahli), confirming the same genealogical line from Merari as in this passage.
Genesis 29:34 records Levi's birth and naming, the patriarch from whom the lineage in 1 Chronicles 6:47 descends.
Genesis 46:11 records the sons of Levi, including Merari, the ancestor of the line traced here back to Levi.
Exodus 6:19 repeats the same genealogical fact: 'The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi' — confirming this lineage.
Numbers 3:20 names Mahli and Mushi as the two sons of Merari, directly providing the parentage of the names listed here.
Numbers 3:33 identifies the clans of Merari as Mahlite and Mushite, corresponding to the sons Mahli and Mushi mentioned here.
Numbers 4:42 counts the men of the Merarite clans for service, linking this genealogy to the census of the same tribal group.
In Numbers 10:17, the Merarites carry the tabernacle, showing the function of the lineage listed in 1 Chronicles 6:47.
Joshua 21:7 records the cities allotted to Merari's descendants, providing the inheritance for the family line in 1 Chronicles 6:47.
Joshua 21:34-40 details the specific cities given to Merarites, fulfilling the inheritance for the lineage in 1 Chronicles 6:47.