Exodus 6:21

21 ¹The sons of Izhar: Korah and 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 families of the Levites according to their generations.

20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the length of Amram's life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.

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

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

23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 16:1; 1 Chronicles 6:37, 38