(Heb. Libni', לבְנַי , white; Sept. Λοβενεί, Λοβενί ), the first-named of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi (Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; Numbers 3:21; 1 Chronicles 6:17; comp. Numbers 26:58); elsewhere called LAADAN (1 Chronicles 23:7; 1 Chronicles 26:21). B.C. post. 1856. His son is called Jahath (1 Chronicles 6:20; 1 Chronicles 6:43), and his descendants were named LIBNITES (Numbers 3:21; Numbers 26:58). In 1 Chronicles 6:29, by some error he is called the son of Mahli and the father of Shimei.