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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:13-27

The historical character of real revelation. Among the religions of the world which are based on the contents of a written volume, none has such an historical character as the religion of Christians. Most nations have evolved their religion out of their internal consciousness, and have then, after a certain lapse of time, thrown into a narrative form the supposed revelations made to this or that individual secretly, and by him committed to writing. These revelations—to give them the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:16

The sons of Levi . The same three sons are given in Genesis 46:11 ; Numbers 3:17 ; and 1 Chronicles 6:2 . According to their generations . This phrase is introduced because the writer does not here stop at the sons, but proceeds on to the grandsons, great-grandsons, and other descendants. (See 1 Chronicles 6:17-25 .) He is concerned especially in this place with the descent of Moses, and therefore with the genealogy of the tribe of Levi, and has only inserted any account of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:17

The sons of Gershon . The line of Gershon, as the eldest, is taken first. Moses and Aaron are descended from the second son. Shimi is called "Shimei" in 1 Chronicles 6:17 ; but there is no difference in the original. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:18

The sons of Kohath . The same names are given in 1 Chronicles 6:2 and 1 Chronicles 6:15 . The years of the life of Kohath . Kohath, who was probably about twenty at the time of the descent into Egypt, must have considerably outlived Joseph, who died about seventy years after the descent. His eldest son, Amram, is not likely to have been born much later than his father's thirtieth year. (See Genesis 11:12-24 .) Amram would thus have been contemporary with Joseph for above fifty years. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:19

The sons of Merari . The same names occur in 1 Chronicles 6:19 and 1 Chronicles 23:21 , Mahali, by a difference of pointing, becoming Mahli. The Mahlites and Mushites were among the most important of the Levitical families ( Numbers 3:33 ; Numbers 26:58 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:20

Amram . That this Amram is the "man of the house of Levi" mentioned in Exodus 2:1 , cannot be doubted; but it is scarcely possible that he should be the Amram of Exodus 2:18 , the actual son of Kohath and contemporary of Joseph. He is probably a descendant of the sixth or seventh generation, who bore the same name, and was the head of the Amramite house. That house, at the time of the Exodus, numbered above two thousand males ( Numbers 3:27 , Numbers 3:28 ). See the excellent remarks... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:21

The sons of Izhar . Korah is mentioned as a "son (descendant) of Izhar" in Numbers 16:1 and 1 Chronicles 6:38 . The other "sons" are not elsewhere mentioned. Zithri in this verse should be Zichri. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:22

The sons of Uzziel . Mishael and Elzaphan are again mentioned as "sons of Uzziel" in Le Exodus 10:4 . They were employed by Moses to carry the bodies of Nadab and Abihu out of the camp. Elzaphan, called Elizaphan, is mentioned as head of the Ko-hathites in Numbers 3:30 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:23

Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab . Amminadah had not been previously mentioned. He was a descendant of Judah, through Pharez and Hezron, and held a place in the line of our Lord's ancestry. (See 1 Chronicles 2:3-10 . Matthew 1:5 .) Naashon was at this time "prince of the tribe of Judah" (Number Exodus 2:3 ). Nadab and Abihu. On their fate, see Le Exodus 10:1 , Exodus 10:2 . Eleazar became high-priest upon the death of Aaron ( Numbers 20:23-28 ). His death is related in Joshua... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:24

The sons of Korah . All Korah's sons were not cut off with him ( Numbers 26:11 ). Three at least survived, and became the heads of "families of the Korhites." read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:13-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 6:24

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