Exodus 6:20

And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

Cross-reference

Exodus 6:18 Parallel

Exodus 6:18 lists Amram among Kohath's sons, directly confirming his parentage here.

Exodus 6:16 Historical context

Exodus 6:16 lists Levi's sons, placing Amram as a descendant of Kohath, giving the broader tribal context.

Exodus 6:26 Parallel

Exodus 6:26 identifies Aaron and Moses as the deliverers, following the genealogical record of their parents here.

Exodus 2:1 Historical context

Exodus 2:1 describes an unnamed Levite couple; this verse names them as Amram and Jochebed.

Exodus 2:2 Historical context

Exodus 2:2 provides the narrative account of Moses' birth, complementing the genealogical record here.

Numbers 26:59 repeats the same genealogy and names Miriam, confirming the family details.

Leviticus 18:12 forbids marriage to a father's sister, contrasting with Amram's marriage to his aunt Jochebed.

Leviticus 20:19 similarly prohibits marriage to a father's sister, highlighting the later legal standard versus this earlier practice.

Numbers 3:19 again lists Amram as a son of Kohath, parallel to Exodus 6:18 and reinforcing the genealogy here.

Numbers 17:3 Related theme

Numbers 17:3 confirms Aaron as the chosen priest by writing his name on Levi's staff, linking to his lineage from Amram in Exodus 6:20.

Joshua 21:10 Historical context

Joshua 21:10 assigns cities to the sons of Aaron, the descendants of Amram from Exodus 6:20, fulfilling the priestly inheritance.

1 Chronicles 6:3 repeats the genealogy of Amram's children from Exodus 6:20, adding Aaron's sons.

1 Chronicles 23:13 reaffirms Aaron and Moses as sons of Amram from Exodus 6:20 and highlights Aaron's consecration.

Hebrews 7:3 Contrast

Hebrews 7:3 contrasts Melchizedek's lack of genealogy with the detailed Levitical lineage from Exodus 6:20.

Numbers 3:1 Parallel

Numbers 3:1 introduces the generations of Aaron and Moses, linking to the family line started here.