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The name of Amram`s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
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Jochebed's Controversial Lineage
Scholars like Ellicott highlight a debate around Jochebed. Was she the literal daughter of Levi, or a more distant descendant? If she was Levi's direct daughter, she would have married her nephew, Amram. While some suggest 'daughter' is a general term for descendant to resolve this, the more common view accepts the direct relationship, reflecting different marriage customs of that era.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
whom her mother bare - literally, whom she bare; the subject is missing, and the verb is in the feminine gender. The words…
19th Century
Anglican
Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bore to Levi ... — Or, who was born to Levi, etc. There is a similar omis…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Numbers 26:57)
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