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Levi Yale
Levi Yale (April 11, 1792 – February 19, 1872), of Meriden, Connecticut, was a postmaster, justice of the peace and abolitionist, who worked as an agent of the Underground Railroad. He was a member of the state legislature, cofounded the abolitionist Liberty Party (United States, 1840), Liberty Party of Connecticut and was twice nominated for lieutenant governor under Senator Francis Gillette. Early life Levi Yale was born April 11, 1792, to Joel Yale and Esther Clark, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family.Commemorative Biographical Record of New Haven County, Connecticut J. H. Beers & Co, Chicago, 1902, p. 73-74 He was a great-grandson of Capt. Thomas Yale (Wallingford), Thomas Yale of Wallingford, Connecticut, Wallingf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Yale, Postmaster, Restored Version
Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Certain religious and political functions were reserved for the Levites. Origins The Torah suggests that the name ''Levi'' refers to Leah's hope for Jacob to ''Human reproduction#Copulation, join'' with her, implying a derivation from ''yillaweh'', meaning ''he will join'', but scholars suspect that it may simply mean ''priest'', either as a loan word from the Minaean language, Minaean ''lawi'u'', meaning ''priest'', or by referring to those people who were ''joined'' to the Ark of the Covenant. Another possibility is that the Levites originated as migrants and that the name Levites indicates their ''joining'' with either the Israelites in general or the earlier Israelite priesthood in particular. See also * Levite * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
