Exodus 2:3
“And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when she could no longer hide him,.... Because of her neighbours, who might hear the crying of the child, or because…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The ark was made of the papyrus which was commonly used by the Egyptians for light and swift boats. The species is no…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
An ark of bulrushes - תבת גמא tebath gome, a small boat or basket made of the Egyptian reed called papyrus, so famous in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 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,…
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