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Exodus 6:23
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records this genealogical entry immediately after listing the descendants of Uzziel and before detailing the clans of Korah, situating Aaron’s family within the broader tribal structure. The words — וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח (va/yi.kach) translates literally as “and he took,” denoting marriage, while אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע ('e.li.She.va') identifies the bride. The thread — The text links Aaron’s wife to Amminadab, whose lineage appears in Ruth 4:19, and to Nahshon, named as Judah’s tribal leader in Numbers 1:7 and 2:3. Why it lands — The passage establishes Aaron’s priestly line through a Judahite royal family, requiring the reader to recognize the deliberate integration of Levitical service with tribal leadership.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Cross-references
- Ruth 4:19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
- Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
- Numbers 1:7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
- 1 Chronicles 2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Matthew 1:4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
- Exodus 24:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
- Exodus 24:9 Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- Leviticus 10:1 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
- Numbers 3:2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.