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Eleazar Aaron`s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers` houses of the Levites according to their families.
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Lineage Confirms Calling
Commentators explain that this genealogy's main purpose is to formally identify Moses and Aaron. By detailing their Levitical ancestry right before recounting their confrontation with Pharaoh, the text confirms that these are the specific men God appointed for the mission of the Exodus.
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19th Century
Anglican
According to their families.—The genealogy proper ends here. But the author appends to it an emphatic statement that the Moses and Aaron m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife This was Aaro…
Presbyterian
Moses and Aaron were Israelites, raised up to them from among their brothers, as Christ also was to be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the R…
