Levin
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Levin may refer to many things:
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In people:
- Levin is a common JewishJudaismJudaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
surname, indicating descent from the tribe of LeviLeviLevi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
. For people with the surname Levin or Levina, see Levin (surname)Levin (surname)Levin is a Jewish surname. The surname Levin comes from the Jewish biblical tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period...
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In places:
- Levin, New ZealandLevin, New ZealandLevin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, and is the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is 90 kilometres north of Wellington, 50 kilometres south of Palmerston North, and two kilometres to the east of Lake Horowhenua....
, a town in the southern North Island
In automobiles:
- Toyota Corolla LevinToyota CorollaThe Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...
- Toyota Levin
In business:
- LevinLevin (guitar company)Levin is a Swedish manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Herman Carlson Levin, that was active between 1900 and 1978. The company produced over half a million instruments in the 80 years that it was active, mostly guitars but also mandolines, banjos and lutes, which made Levin into the...
, a Swedish guitar manufacturer
In fiction:
- Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, a character in Tolstoy's Anna KareninaAnna KareninaAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...
See also
- Leven (disambiguation)
- LevineLevinePeople who bear the surname Levine, a common Russian derivative of Levi, include:-A – J:*Adam Levine , an American rock/pop singer and guitarist*Adam Levine , former press aide for the Bush administration...
, LewinLewinLewin can be a surname.It can also be a version of the Old English given name Leofwine.Lewin may also refer to:Places in Poland:* Lewin Brzeski* Lewin Kłodzki* Lewin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship* Lewin, Łódź Voivodeship-Family name:...
, LeviLeviLevi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
{Levi (disambiguation)Levi (disambiguation)Levi was, according to the Book of Genesis, the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi.Levi may also refer to:* Levente , Hungarian given name with diminutive Levi* Saint Matthew, referred to as Levi in the other Gospels....
}, Levy (disambiguation) - Anatol LievenAnatol LievenPeter Paul Anatol Lieven is a British author, journalist, and policy analyst. He is presently a Senior Researcher at the New America Foundation, where he focuses on US global strategy and the War on Terrorism, Associated Scholar of the Transnational Crisis Project, Chair of International...
- LievenLievenThe Lievens are one of the oldest and noblest families of Baltic Germans. They claim descent from Caupo of Turaida , the Livonian quasi rex who converted to Christianity in 1186, when Bishop Meinhard attempted to Christianize the region...
- Elia LevitaElia LevitaElia Levita , also known as Elijah Levita, Elias Levita, Élie Lévita, Eliahu Bakhur was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, scholar and poet. He was influential in helping to create the Yiddish language...
- Levin Kuok http://levinkuok.com