Exodus 2:1

a man. Hebrew. 'ish, App-14. = Amram, Exodus 6:16-20.

house. lineage. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6.

Levi. For Genealogy see App-29.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A man ... a daughter of Levi - Amram and Jochebed. See Exodus 6:20 .
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And there went a man — Amram, from the place of his abode to another place. A daughter — That is, grand — daughter of Levi.

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

Related Commentaries of Exodus 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 2:1