Exodus 6:25

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 6:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Eleazar Aaron`s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites according to their families.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Eleazar Aaron`s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites according to their families.
Exodus 6:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Eleazar Aaron`s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites according to their families.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife, etc.] This was Aaron’s eldest son. The person, whose daughter he married, Dr. Lightfoot f185 conjectures was an Egyptian convert, perhaps of the posterity of Potipherah, among whom Joseph had sowed the seeds of true religion, and supposes that the Egyptians used the name of Puti or Poti, either in memorial of their uncle Put, (<011006>Genesis 10:6) or in reverence of some deity of that name; but the Targum of Jonathan makes Putiel to be the same with Jethro; and so does Jarchi; but Aben Ezra seems to be most right, who takes him to be of the children of Israel, though the reason of his name is not known, and the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Phinehas: Num 25:7-13, Num 31:6; Jos 22:13, Jos 22:31, Jos 22:32, Jos 24:33; Jdg 20:28; Psa 106:30, Psa 106:31 the heads: Exo 6:14 Exodus 6:26”
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