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Merarites: The descendants of Merari
(Numbers 26:57) They with the Gershonites and the
Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from
place to place
(Numbers 3:20,33-37; 4:29-33) In the distribution of the oxen
and waggons offered by the princes
(Numbers 7:1)ff Moses gave twice as
many to the Merarites (four waggons and eight oxen) as he gave to the
Gershonites, because the latter had to carry only the lighter
furniture of the tabernacle, such as the curtains, hangings, etc.,
while the former had to carry the heavier portion, as the boards,
bars, sockets, pillars, etc., and consequently needed a greater
supply of oxen and waggons. This is a coincidence illustrative of the
truth of the narrative. Their place in marching and in the camp was
on the north of the tabernacle. The Merarites afterwards took part
with the other Levitical families in the various functions of their
office
(1 Chronicles 23:6,21-23; 2 Chronicles 29:12,13) Twelve cities with their suburbs
were assigned to them
(Joshua 21:7,34-40)
