Miriam
Sister of Moses and Aaron / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mariam.
This section is about the biblical prophetess and sister of Moses. For the given name, see Miriam (given name). For other uses, see Miriam (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Prophetess, Righteous, Honored in ...
Miriam | |
---|---|
Prophetess, Righteous | |
Honored in | Judaism Christianity Islam |
Feast | 15 or 17 December |
Patronage | Aden, Yemen; Kragujevac, Serbia; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzhhorod, Ukraine |
Close
The Torah refers to her as "Miriam the Prophetess"[3] and the Talmud[4] names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel. Scripture describes her alongside of Moses and Aaron as delivering the Jews from exile in Egypt: "For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam".[5] According to the Midrash,[6] just as Moses led the men out of Egypt and taught them Torah, so too Miriam led the women and taught them Torah.