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Who Were the Midwives?
Scholars debate whether the midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, were Hebrew or Egyptian. While Pharaoh might have trusted Egyptians more, most commentators, like Calvin and Gill, argue they were Hebrews. This view is supported by their Semitic-sounding names and, as the following verses reveal, their 'fear of God,' which motivated them to disobey the king's evil command.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 1:15
18th Century
Theologian
Hebrew midwives - Or “midwives of the Hebrew women.” This measure simultaneously attested the inefficacy of the former measures and was the …
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 1:15
19th Century
Bishop
The Hebrew midwives. —Or the midwives of the Hebrew women (ταῖς μαίαις τῶν Έβραίων, Septuagint). The Hebrew construction …
John Calvin
On Exodus 1:15
16th Century
Theologian
And the king of Egypt spake. The tyrant now descends from the open violence and cruelty which had availed nothing, to secret plots and dec…
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John Gill
On Exodus 1:15
17th Century
Pastor
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives
It is difficult to say who these midwives were, whether Egyptian …
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 1:15–22
17th Century
Minister
The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman…