Exodus 2:1

“And there went a man of the house of Levi, etc.] This man was Amram, the son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi, as appears from (<020618>Exodus 6:18,20) and took to wife a daughter of Levi; one of the same house, family, or tribe; which was proper, that the tribes might be kept distinct: this was Jochebed, said to be his father’s sister, ((see Gill on “<020620>Exodus 6:20”)): her name in Josephus f43 is Joachebel, which seems to be no other than a corruption of Jochebed, but in the Targum in (<130418>1 Chronicles 4:18) she is called Jehuditha.”

“BIRTH AND PRESERVATION OF MOSES. (Exo 2:1-10) there went a man of the house of Levi, &c. Amram was the husband and Jochebed the wife (compare Exo 6:20; Num 26:59). The marriage took place, and two children, Miriam and Aaron, were born some years before the infanticidal edict.”

“A man ... a daughter of Levi - Amram and Jochebed. See Exodus 6:20. return to 'Top of Page'”

“And there went a man - Amram, from the place of his abode to another place. A daughter - That is, grand - daughter of Levi. Exodus 2:2”

“2:1-25 Chapter 1 established the need for rescue; ch 2 describes the preparation of Moses, the rescuer. God used the destruction of the Hebrew boy babies to ensure that the rescuer would be trained (see study note on 2:10) for his task. 2:1 The man and woman were named Amram and Jochebed (6:20). • Levi was Jacob’s third son by his wife Leah (Gen 29:34).”

“am 2432, bc 1572 of the house: Exo 6:16-20; Num 26:59; Ch1 6:1-3, Ch1 23:12-14 Exodus 2:2”

“Birth and Education of Moses. - Whilst Pharaoh was urging forward the extermination of the Israelites, God was preparing their emancipation. According to the divine purpose, the murderous edict of the king was to lead to the training and preparation of the human deliverer of Israel. Exo 2:1-2 At the time when all the Hebrew boys were ordered to be thrown into the Nile, "there went (הלך contributes to the pictorial character of the account, and serves to bring out its importance, just as in Gen 35:22; Deu 31:1) a man of the house of Levi - according to Exo 6:20 and Num 26:59, it was Amram, of the Levitical family of Kohath - and married a daughter (i.e., a descendant) of Levi," named…”