Exodus 2:1

Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:22Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Exodus 6:20And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

1 Kings 11:17Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;

1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:1

This chapter begins the story of Moses, that man of renown, famed for his intimate acquaintance with Heaven and his eminent usefulness on earth, and the most remarkable type of Christ, as a prophet, saviour, lawgiver, and mediator, in all the Old Testament. The Jews have a book among them of the life of Moses, which tells a great many stories concerning him, which we have reason to think are mere fictions; what he has recorded concerning himself is what we may rely upon, for we know that his record is true; and it… Read the whole commentary →

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