Levites
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the Levites
in the texts
Stromata
The Levites, the priestly tribe permitted entry into the holy place under the law.
"Every alien-born son, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh"—that is, unclean in body and spirit—"shall not enter the holy place, from among the aliens in the midst of the house of Israel, but only the Levites.
Adversus Judaeos
Priestly class associated with sacrificial offerings under the Levitical law.
from where was Melchizedek named priest of the most high God, if before the priesthood of the Levitical law there were Levites who offered sacrifices to God?