Commentary for Bekhorot 7:31

בעשרים וארבעה מקומות נקראו כהנים לוים וזה אחד מהן (יחזקאל מד, טו) והכהנים הלוים בני צדוק

Because he [Aaron] was not in that numbering [of the Levites]?) - Scripture said 'The Levites' implying that all Levites are compared to one another.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' All Levites irrespective of age, including anybody performing sacred functions, such as the priests, all were exempt from redeeming the first-born of an ass. This answers all the questions raised above.');">²¹</span> And whence do we know [that] Priests [are included in the term Levite? ] - As R'Joshua the son of Levi explained. For said R'Joshua: In twenty-four places Priests are called Levites and the following [instance] is one of them: But<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLIV, 15.');">²²</span> the Priests the Levites the sons of Zadok.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' We see here therefore that the priests are described as Levites. Similarly where the word 'Levites' is mentioned by itself, it also embraces the priests.');">²³</span>

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