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This page lists the 18 people on the chart of the family tree Moses was born into and the 14 numbered sources its article cites. It also gives the credits of the portraits and the article as a reference in four styles. The chart and the article have a page of their own.

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Every person in the family tree Moses was born into

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Portrait of LeviLeviGreat-grandfather of MosesSon of Jacob and Leah, father of Kohath and of Jochebed.

Sources310

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KKohathGrandfather of MosesSon of Levi, father of Amram.

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AAmramFather of MosesMarried his father’s sister Jochebed.

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Portrait of JochebedJochebedMother of MosesDaughter of Levi, born in Egypt.

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Portrait of Daughter of PharaohDaughter of PharaohAdoptive mother of MosesFound the child among the reeds and named him.

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EElishebaWife of AaronDaughter of Amminadab and sister of Naashon.

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Portrait of AaronAaronBrother of MosesThe first high priest, father of four priests.

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Portrait of MiriamMiriamSister of MosesThe prophetess who led the women in song.

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Portrait of MosesMosesSon of Amram and JochebedRaised as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

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Portrait of ZipporahZipporahWife of MosesDaughter of the priest of Midian.

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JJethroFather-in-law of MosesPriest of Midian, also called Reuel.

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NNadabFirstborn of AaronDied offering strange fire.

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AAbihuSon of AaronDied with Nadab, childless.

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Portrait of EleazarEleazarSon of AaronPriest, father of Phinehas.

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IIthamarSon of AaronPriest with Eleazar.

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GGershomSon of MosesNamed for a stranger in a strange land.

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EEliezerSon of MosesFather of Rehabiah.

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PPhinehasGrandson of AaronSon of Eleazar and a daughter of Putiel.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The family tree Moses was born into, from Levi to Phinehas. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/moses-family-tree
  • MLA“The Family Tree Moses Was Born Into, from Levi to Phinehas.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/moses-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Family Tree Moses Was Born Into, from Levi to Phinehas.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/moses-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Family Tree Moses Was Born Into, from Levi to Phinehas. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/moses-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Sources

Every source of the family tree Moses was born into was opened on 10 November 2026. The King James Version spells some names in older forms, such as Naashon and Raguel.

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