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    Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם Mīryām, lit. 'Rebellion') 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.

  2. 10 Facts About Miriam Everyone Should Know. 1. Miriam Was One of the 7 Prophetesses of the Bible. The Talmud 1 lists seven prophetesses in Jewish tradition: Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Huldah and Esther, providing scriptural support showing that each one of these special women were indeed prophetesses.

  3. Apr 5, 2022 · Meaning & History. Expand Links. Hebrew form of Mary. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile.

  4. Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Modern: Mīryam, Tiberian: Mīryām) is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam.

  5. May 30, 2024 · The name Miriam is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved". The oldest-known form of Mary, serious and solemn Miriam has been a particular favorite of observant Jewish parents.

  6. Mar 8, 2018 · Miriam first appears in the biblical book of Exodus not long after Pharaoh decrees that all newborn Hebrew boys will be drowned in the Nile river. Miriam's mother, Yocheved, has been hiding Miriam's infant brother, Moses, for three months.

  7. Jan 4, 2022 · Miriam is the sister who watches over her baby brother Moses among the bulrushes on the banks of the Nile. Their mother had hidden Moses in a basket on the river bank to protect him from Pharaoh’s decree to throw all Hebrew baby boys into the river (Exodus 1:22—2:4).

  8. 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.

  9. Jul 1, 2004 · Miriam, the daughter of Amram and Yocheved, and older sister of her two famous brothers, Aaron and Moses, was born in Egypt just when the Jewish people were reduced to slavery, oppression and hard labor. This was in the year 2362 (after Creation), eighty-six years before the liberation.

  10. 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 ).

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