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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 life.
Amram Marries Jochebed. Amram married his aunt Jochebed in Egypt. She was Levi ’s daughter, and Kehot, Amram’s father, was Levi ’s son. Amram and Jochebed had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Aaron and Moses.1. Later, G‑d would forbid marrying one’s aunt, but at that time it was still permitted.
Exodus 6:20-27. King James Version. 20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses. Douay-Rheims Bible And Amram took to wife Jochabed his aunt by the father's side: and she bore him Aaron and Moses.
Jan 29, 2015 · Amram married Jochebed who was also from the tribe of Levi, one of Jacob’s 12 sons. Jochebed’s name means, “Honor of God” or “God is glory”. We don’t know but we hope that she too was alive to see the Exodus.
Jul 29, 2020 · Amram and Jochebed saw that Moses was special, so they knew that they had to hide him from Pharaoh’s murderous designs. In this act of hiding, they acted by faith, not fearing the king’s edict that all the male Hebrew babies had to be killed (Ex. 1:22).
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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.