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Amram took Jochebed his father`s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
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An Honest, Pre-Law Union
Commentators explain that Amram's marriage to his aunt, Jochebed, was acceptable at that time but was later prohibited by the Law of Moses. Scholars praise Moses's integrity for recording this fact, showing that the Bible prioritizes historical truth over sanitizing the reputations of its heroes.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Amram - This can hardly be the same person who is mentioned in (Exodus 6:18); but his descendant and representative in the gener…
19th Century
Anglican
Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife. —Marriages with aunts and nieces were not unlawful before the giving…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife This Amram was the first son of Kohath, and the father of Moses, …
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