Under the Deuteronomic Code a man could offer sacrifice for his own family, even though he was not of the tribe of Levi. Elkanah, an Ephraimite, in 1 Samuel 1:3-4 went yearly to "sacrifice unto the Lord" at Shiloh. Gideon of the tribe of Manasseh, built an altar and offered burnt offerings at the command of the Lord (Judges 6:24-26). [Zarahemla Research Foundation, Study Book of Mormon, p. 12]