Exodus 6:21

21 ¹The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

Exodus 6:21 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:21

And the sons of Izhar, Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
] These seem to be mentioned for the sake of Korah, concerning whom is a remarkable history in the following book; for the other two are nowhere else spoken of.

Exodus 6:21 In-Context

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations.

20 Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years.

21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23 Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Cross References

• 1. 6:21 Num. 16:1; 1 Chr. 6:37, 38