John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 2:1
And there went a man of the house of Levi ,.... This man was Amram, the son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi, as appears from Exodus 6:18 . and took to wife a daughter of Levi ; one of the same house, family, or tribe; which was proper, that the tribes might be kept distinct: this was Jochebed, said to be his father's sister; see Gill on Exodus 6:20 , her name in Josephus F19 Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 4. is Joachebel, which seems to be no other than a corruption of Jochebed, but... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 2:1-4
Moses was a Levite, both by father and mother. Jacob left Levi under marks of disgrace (Gen. 49:5); and yet, soon after, Moses appears a descendant from him, that he might typify Christ, who came in the likeness of sinful flesh and was made a curse for us. This tribe began to be distinguished from the rest by the birth of Moses, as afterwards it became remarkable in many other instances. Observe, concerning this newborn infant, I. How he was hidden. It seems to have been just at the time of... read more