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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Exodus 6:16

And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their; generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari, Genesis 46:11; and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

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See also Exodus 6:16 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 6:16. _THE YEARS OF THE LIFE OF LEVI_] "Bishop Patrick observes that Levi is thought to have lived the longest of all Jacob's sons, none of whose ages are recorded in Scripture but his a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 6:1-27 JEHOVAH'S ANSWERS AND THE GENEALOGY _ 1. Jehovah answers Moses (Exodus 6:1)_ 2. The Genealogy (Exodus 6:14) Moses' “wherefore” and “why,” his outburst of impatience, is graciously met...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    An insertion by the editor, who in Exodus 6:13 anticipates the mention of Aaron (Exodus 7:1 f.), and in Exodus 6:14 compresses a wider genealogy to give the pedigree of Moses and Aaron, and in...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LEVI DIED TWENTY. three years after Joseph, forty-one years before Moses....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE YEARS OF THE LIFE OF LEVI, &C.— Bishop Patrick observes, that Levi is thought to have lived the longest of all Jacob's sons; none of whose ages are recorded in Scripture, but his and Joseph's; who...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 6 AND JE-HO-VAH SAID UNTO MO-SES, NOW SHALT THOU SEE WHAT I WILL DO TO PHA-RAOH: FOR BY A STRONG HAND SHALL HE LET THEM GO, AND BY A STRONG HAND SHALL HE DRIVE THEM OUT...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE SONS OF SIMEON; JEMUEL, AND JAMIN, AND OHAD, AND JACHIN, AND ZOHAR, AND SHAUL THE SON OF A CANAANITISH WOMAN: THESE ARE THE FAMILIES OF SIMEON._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RENEWAL OF THE PROMISE. GENEALOGIES OF REUBEN, SIMEON, AND LEVI 1. The STRONG HAND is the hand of Jehovah, not of Pharaoh. So RV renders, 'by a strong hand,' i.e. under the compelling force of Je...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 6 V1 Then the *LORD replied to Moses. ‘Now you will see what I will d...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    GERSHON, KOHATH, AND MERARI were all born before Levi went into Egypt (Genesis 46:8; Genesis 46:11; Genesis 46:27), which was when he was about forty or fifty years of age. It is not unlikely that the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמֹ֤ות בְּנֵֽי ־לֵוִי֙ לְ תֹ֣לְד

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VI. _ THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MOSES._ Exodus 6:1. We have seen that the name Jehovah expresses not a philosophic meditation, but the most bracing and reassuring truth--viz., that an immutable a...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE LINE OF DESCENT OF GOD'S SPOKESMEN Exodus 6:10 Here is an inventory of God's jewels, in the day when He counted them up. We are reminded of Malachi 3:17. Before He led forth the flock, the Good S...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here commences the section of Exodus devoted to the subject of national deliverance. Everything began with a solemn charge to Moses. It is first an answer to the complaint which God's servant had utte...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred (f) thirty and seven years. (f) For...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Levi died the last of his brethren, and Joseph the first. (Worthington)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    By a reference to other parts of scripture this descent may be more fully explained. See Genesis 46:9, etc. 1 Chronicles 6:1; Numbers 3:17....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    16._And these are the names of the sons of Levi. _Because it was especially desirable to know the origin of Moses and Aaron, he refers to it at greater length, and more distinctly enmnerates the famil...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE SONS OF LEVI, ACCORDING TO THEIR GENERATIONS,.... Whose sons, according to the order of their birth, were as follow: GERSHOM, AND KOHATH, AND MERARI; see Genesis 46:11:...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years. Ver. 16. _Of...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The age of Levi, Kohath, and Amram, the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of Moses, is here recorded; and they all lived to a great age; Levi to one hundred thirty-seven, Kohath to one hundre...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 God renueth his promise by his Name IEHOVAH. 14 The genealogie of Reuben, 15 of Simeon, 16 of Leui, of whom came Moses and Aaron. 1 THEN the LORD said vnto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    D. MOSES AND AARON BEFORE PHARAOH. THE SEEMINGLY MISCHIEVOUAS EFFECT OF THEIR DIVINE MESSAGE, AND THE DISCOURAGMENT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE MESSENGERS THEMSELVES. GOD REVERSES THIS EFFECT NU SOLEMNLY PR...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S FURTHER PATIENT PREPARATION (vs.1-13) The impatience of Moses and of the children of Israel could not hasten God to act out of impatience. He accomplished matters in His own wise way. He tells...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-30 Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    _ 1619_ From each of which proceeded a distinct generation or family called by their father's name....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    The effect of the first appeal to Pharaoh seemed ought but encouraging. The thought of losing Israel made him clutch them with greater eagerness and watch them with greater vigilance. Whenever Satan's...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 6:16 names H8034 sons H1121 Levi H3878 generations H8435 Gershon H1648 Kohath H6955 Merari H4847 years...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH'S CHARGE TO MOSES AND AARON AND DETAILS OF AARON'S BACKGROUND (EXODUS 6:10). Here we have a further chiasmus based around genealogical information to do with Aaron as the head of Moses' family...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah's answer to Moses' first prayer. Covenant renewed. Families of Israel. Moses' commission renewed. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: Man's extremity is God's opportunity...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 6:1. _With a strong hand._ In a general view we do not find that heaven has recourse to miracles, except when religion is low and greatly depressed, somewhat as a fire which is burnt down has n...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _These be the heads of their fathers’ houses._ THE GENEALOGY OF THE CHURCH I. That it was, humanly speaking, of very unpretentious origin. II. That it was, morally speaking, of a very miscellaneous...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 6:14 The genealogy begins as if the sons or HEADS of the household of Jacob’s sons will be listed in birth order (v. Exodus 6:14). First it names the

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 6:14. The heads of their fathers’ houses] It is obvious that Exodus 6:13 form a distinct section: indeed Exodus 6:30 resumes the very words of...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION EXODUS 6:13-2 At this point the narrative is interrupted The author, or the final compiler—perhaps Joshua—thought it desirable to insert here a genealogical section, taking up the _fatuity...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter five of the book of Exodus, we left Moses in great despair. He did what he thought God was calling him to do. He went to the Pharaoh and demanded the release of the children of Israel. But the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    sons Genesis 46:11 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1 1 Chronicles 6:16 Kohath...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MOSES Selections from Exodus 3:1; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 8:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The age of Levi, Kohath, and Amram, the father, grandfather, and great grandfather of Moses is here recorded; and they all lived to a great age, Levi to one hundred thirty seven, Kohath to one hundred...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    How could the people of Israel have been in Egypt for 430 years when there were only three generations between Levi and Moses? PROBLEM: Exodus 6:16-20 indicates that there were only three generations...

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