Exodus 6:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. 14 These are the heads of their ancestral houses.[a] The sons of Reuben,(A) the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. 15 The sons of Simeon:(B) Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. 16 These are the names of the sons of Levi,(C) in their genealogical order: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.
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- 6:14 The purpose of the genealogy here is to give the line from which Moses and Aaron sprang, with special emphasis placed on the line of Aaron. Reuben and Simeon are mentioned first because, as older brothers of Levi, their names occur before his in the genealogy.
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