Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Passages linked to Exodus 6:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ruth 4:19-20 and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
- Numbers 2:3 Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 1:7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- 1 Chronicles 6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Matthew 1:4 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
- Exodus 24:1 He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
- Exodus 24:9 Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
- Leviticus 10:1-2 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them. Fire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.
- Numbers 3:2-4 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they offered strange fire before Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.
- Numbers 20:25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
- Numbers 26:60-61 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 24:1-2 These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
- Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Who was a prince of Judah, Num. 1:7.
Who was a prince of Judah, Num. 1:7.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of…
Exo 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Ver. 23. Elisheba.] Or, Elizabeth, a prince’s sister. {Num 2:3} Our English Elizabeth was by a French duchess said to be the most glorious and most happy woman that ever swayed sceptre.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Amminadab a prince of the tribe of Judah, Num…
Amminadab a prince of the tribe of Judah, Num 1:7; 2:3. Marriages were not yet confined to their own tribes; and when they were, the Levites seem to have had this privilege, that they might marry a daughter of any other tribe, because indeed the reason of that law did not concern them, there being no danger of confusion or loss of inheritance on their part. And especially there were many marriages made between the tribes of Judah and Levi, to signify that both were united in Christ, who was to be both king and priest. It is observable, that Moses is here silent in his own progeny, but gives a particular account of his brother’s, not only from his great humility and modesty, which shines forth in many other passages, but because it was of more concernment; and the honour of priesthood given to Aaron was to be hereditary, and peculiar to his seed, and therefore it was necessary they should be exactly known; whereas Moses’s honour and government was only personal, and did not pass to his children.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain These are that Aaron and Moses,.... Aaron is set…
These are that Aaron and Moses,.... Aaron is set before Moses, because he was the eldest, and because he prophesied in Egypt before Moses, as Aben Ezra observes; though Moses was greater in dignity than he, and therefore the true reason may be the modesty of Moses; though in a following verse Moses is set before Aaron, to show that they were equal, as Jarchi thinks; and perhaps the thing was quite an indifference to the historian, and done without any care and intention, however these words are emphatically expressed, on purpose to point out the persons to future ages:
to whom the Lord said, bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt: which is the charge he gave them both, Exo 6:13, and the account of which is returned to again, after an interruption by the genealogy before recorded: Israel were to be brought out:
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according to their armies; denoting their numbers, and the order in which they were to march out of Egypt, as they did, not by flight, nor in confusion, but in a formidable manner, and in great composure and order, with these two men, Moses and Aaron, as their generals at the head of them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Aminadab - A prince of the tribe of Judah.…
Aminadab - A prince of the tribe of Judah. The Levites might marry into any tribe, there being no danger of confusion or loss of inheritance thereby.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. Elisheba] The oath of the Lord. It…
Verse 23. Elisheba] The oath of the Lord. It is the same name as Elizabeth, so very common among Christians. She was of the royal tribe of Judah, and was sister to Nahshon, one of the princes; see Nu 2:3.
Eleazar] He succeeded to the high priesthood on the death of his father Aaron, Nu 20:25, &c.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nahason, prince of the tribe of Juda, Numbers i.…
Nahason, prince of the tribe of Juda, Numbers i. 7. Observe the modesty of Moses, who passes over his own family almost in silence. (Menochius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Elisheba--that is, Elizabethan. These minute particulars recorded of the…
Elisheba--that is, Elizabethan. These minute particulars recorded of the family of Aaron, while he has passed over his own, indicate the real modesty of Moses. An ambitious man or an impostor would have acted in a different manner.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23-25. Elisheba, (Elisabeth,) which means, God is her oath,…
23-25. Elisheba, (Elisabeth,) which means, God is her oath, that is, She owns and worships God. The family connexions of Aaron and his wife Elisabeth are detailed with far more fulness than these of Moses, since the lineage of the high priests was a matter of the highest importance in Israel. The sons of Moses had no special prominence in the national history, and their names are hardly mentioned. It is recorded here that Aaron’s wife was the sister of Naashon, a well known prince of Judah.
It will be noticed that the priestly succession here stops at Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, who, as a youth, entered Canaan, and was the last of the line that Moses could have seen. This incidental evidence of Mosaic authorship is worthy of attention.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. Aaron’s family. Aaron marries a wife of the…
23. Aaron’s family. Aaron marries a wife of the tribe of Judah, viz. the daughter of Amminadab, and sister of Naḥshon, a descendant in the fifth generation from Judah (1Ch_2:4-5; 1Ch_2:9-10; Mat_1:3-4), who according to P was leader of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness (Num_1:7; Num_2:3; Num_7:11). Elisheba (LXX. Ἐλισαβεθ) is not mentioned elsewhere.
Nadab and Abihu] See Exo_24:1; Exo_24:9, in J: mentioned in P as priests (with their two brethren), Exo_28:1; and as being killed for offering ‘strange’ fire, Lev_10:1 f. (cf. Num_3:4; Num_26:61), and leaving no issue (Num_3:4).
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Eleazar and Ithamar] Exo_28:1, Lev_10:6; Lev_10:12; Lev_10:16; Eleazar afterwards succeeded Aaron as chief priest (Deu_10:6; and in P, Num_20:26), and is often mentioned by P in the latter part of Numbers (e.g. Exo_26:1, Exo_31:6) and in Joshua (as Jos_14:1, Jos_19:51). For Ithamar, see Exo_38:21, Num_4:28; Num_4:33; 1Ch_6:3; 1Ch_24:1-6, Ezr_8:2.
23–25. Of two of Kohath’s grandchildren, Aaron and Koraḥ, some further descendants are enumerated,—no doubt, on account of their later prominence in the history.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon.—Amminadab and…
(23) Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon.—Amminadab and Naashon were among the ancestors of David (Rth_4:19-20; 1Ch_2:10-15), and their names are consequently found in the genealogies of our Lord (Mat_1:4; Luk_3:32-33). Naashon was “prince of Judah” at the time of the Exodus (Num_1:7; Num_1:16).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab. Amminadah had not been previously…
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 1Ch_2:3-10; Mat_1:5) Naashon was at this time "prince of the tribe of Judah". (Num_2:3) Nadab and Abihu. On their fate, see Lev_10:1, Lev_10:2. Eleazar became high-priest upon the death of Aaron. (Num_20:23-28) His death is related in Jos_24:33.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Nadab ... Ithamar
Nadab ... Ithamar
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Phinehas
This is the name of a man. (See: How to Translate Names)
These were the heads of the fathers' houses
The word "heads" here represents family leaders. AT: "These were the leaders of the families" (See: Metonymy)
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