Exodus 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 2:1 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 2:1 — KJV
“And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.”
— Exodus 2:1 (KJV)
Exodus 2:1 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 2:1
“And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:1: went, took, wife
“Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. Mahalath: or, Bashemath”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:1: went, took, wife
“And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:1: went, house, took
“And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. as if...: Heb. was it a light thing, etc”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:1: went, took, wife
“And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:1: went, house, levi
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