Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
the woman . . . bare a son, etc.—Some extraordinary appearance of remarkable comeliness led his parents to augur his future greatness. Beauty was regarded by the ancients as a mark of the divine favor.
hid him three months—The parents were a pious couple, and the measures they took were prompted not only by parental attachment, but by a strong faith in the blessing of God prospering their endeavors to save the infant.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Exodus 2:2:
Exodus 2:1
Hebrews 11:23
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