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Jochebed. Moses and Jochebed by Pedro Américo, 1884. According to the Bible, Jochebed ( / ˈjɒkɪbɛd /; Biblical Hebrew: יוֹכֶבֶד, romanized: Yōḵeḇeḏ, lit. ' YHWH is glory') was a daughter of Levi [1] and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. [2] No details are given concerning her ...
Apr 6, 2017 · Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and had other children: Moses' brother Aaron and sister Miriam (see 1 Chronicles 6:3). He lived to a ripe old age of 137 despite living as a slave in Egypt. Amram's faith. Amram, whose name means "the friend of God" or "exalted people," was lauded along with his wife Jochebed for their faith in hiding ...
Nave's Topical Index. Exodus 6:20. And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. Nave's Topical Index. Library. Concerning the Afflictions that Befell the Hebrews in Egypt ...
Amram heeded his young daughter’s advice and remarried his wife with pomp and circumstance, prompting the rest of the people—who had emulated Amram and Yocheved and divorced as well—to follow suit and remarry. Later, when Moses was born as the result of the renewed union, Amram kissed Miriam and thanked her.9. Read: 10 Facts About Miriam. 7.
Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.) English Standard Version Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. Berean Standard Bible
The question of Jochebed’s kinship to Amram arises from the statement in Ex. 6:20: “Amram took to wife his father’s sister Jochebed.” Amram was the son of Kohath and the grandson of Levi, while Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, and therefore his aunt. The Lit. "teaching," "study," or "learning."
Amram was also the father of the Amramites, a Kohathite branch of the tribe of Levi (Num. 3:27; I Chron. 26:23). In the Aggadah. The aggadah relates that Amram was "head of the Sanhedrin" (Ex. R. 1:13), and describes him as "the leader of his generation" (Sot. 12a). When Pharaoh decreed the death of all the male Jewish children, Amram divorced ...
