Exodus 6:16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
Cross-references
Exodus 6:18 continues the genealogy by listing Kohath's sons, one of Levi's three.
Exodus 6:20 extends the line through Kohath to Amram and his sons Aaron and Moses.
Exodus 2:1 introduces a Levite couple from the same tribe—directly connected to the genealogical line of Levi listed here.
Genesis 46:11 lists the same three sons of Levi (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) when Jacob's family entered Egypt.
Numbers 3:17 repeats the three sons of Levi as the foundation of the Levitical clans.
Numbers 26:57 names the three Levite clans directly from Levi's sons.
1 Chronicles 6:1 gives the same three sons of Levi, introducing the genealogical record of the priestly line.
1 Chronicles 6:16 lists the same three sons with the variant 'Gershom' for Gershon.
1 Chronicles 23:6 shows David organizing the Levites by these same three sons.
Joshua 21:5 details cities for Kohathites—directly follows from Kohath, one of Levi's three sons listed here.
Joshua 21:6 details cities for Gershonites—directly follows from Gershon, one of Levi's three sons listed here.
1 Chronicles 6:43 traces Asaph's genealogy back to Gershon, a son of Levi—direct continuation of the lineage from this verse.
2 Chronicles 29:12 lists Levites from the same Gershon, Kohath, Merari lines during Hezekiah's reign, showing continuity of the priestly families.
Zechariah 12:13 names the family of Shimei, a Levite line from Gershon (see Exodus 6:17), in a prophecy about mourning.
Revelation 7:7 lists the tribe of Levi among the sealed — the same tribe whose sons are named here in Exodus.