On Fri 21 Dec 2007 (11:02:50), jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:
> I do not disagree with anything that you say. But note the following,
> which is relevant to the point that I had been trying to make.
Jim:
Thank you for your observations. Abraham paid tithes to Melchisedek;
but the Mosaic law on tithing is post-patriarchal, after the division
of the Land among the 12 Tribes.
All men are sinners, Levites included. Not all Levites were priests;
but all the priests were descended from Aaron. Aaron's two eldest sons
abused their priesthood, and paid the ultimate penalty. Eli and his
two sons likewise.
Ben
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