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Miriam ( Hebrew: מִרְיָם Mīryām, lit. 'Rebellion') [1] [2] is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus .
She is an incredible female role model and it is easy to see why in New Testament times the most popular name for Jewish girls was “Mary”, the Greek form of “Miriam.” It is evident by the way in which Miriam leads the women of Israel, and her title as a prophetess, that she held some important religious position among the children of ...
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Jul 1, 2004 · Miriam means bitter waters but if you turn the name around you get Ram Mayim ( works better in Hebrew) which means Elevated Waters. Miriam grew up during the Egyptian bitterness. The Nile waters drowned the Israelite babies. But we meet a different Miriam at a different water site after the Exodus.
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Miriam is the only woman in history known to have been allowed to enter the sacred Tabernacle courtyard. She was honored in verse by the prophet Micah, who placed her on a par with Moses and Aaron, and her name was particularly popular among Jews in New Testament times, where it is rendered as "Mary." In rabbinical tradition, Miriam was the ...
What’s in a Name?: Miriam. Miriam (Mary) Mir-yām. mr (y) = “beloved” | yām = “sea”. The name Miryām, rendered in English as Miriam and Mary, was rare among Jewish women during most of biblical history, and only Aaron and Moses’s sister bears that name in the Hebrew Bible (Exodus 15:20).
Oct 25, 2023 · Miriam is first mentioned by name in Exodus 15:20, when she is called “Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron,” and with tambourine in hand she leads a chorus of women in a victory song following God’s victory over the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Curiously, only Aaron is mentioned as being her brother, not Moses.
MIRIAM mĭr’ ĭ əm ( מִרְיָ֥ם ). The name of two persons in the OT. 1. The daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Moses and Aaron ( Num 26:59; 1 Chron 6:3 ). She is first mentioned by name on the occasion of her leading the women in the chorus of the Song of Moses ( Exod 15:20, 21 ).
