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Exodus 2:1

Exodus 2:1
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And there went a man of the house of Levi,.... This man was Amram, the son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi, as appears from Exo 6:18.

and took to wife a daughter of Levi; one of the same house,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

A man ... a daughter of Levi - Amram and Jochebed. See Exo 6:20.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

There went a man - Amram, son of Kohath, son of Levi, Exo 6:16-20. A daughter of Levi, Jochebed, sister to Kohath, and consequently both the wife and aunt of her husband Amram, Exo 6:20; Num 26:59.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 2:1-4

Moses was a Levite, both by father and mother. Jacob left Levi under marks of disgrace (Gen 49:5); and yet, soon after, Moses appears a descendant from him, that he might typify Christ, who came in…

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