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Miriam was the daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Aaron and Moses, the leader of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. [7] The narrative of Moses's infancy in the Torah describes an unnamed sister of Moses observing him being placed in the Nile (); she is traditionally identified as Miriam.
Moses' wife is referred to as a "Cushite woman" in Numbers 12. Interpretations differ on whether this Cushite woman was one and the same as Zipporah, or another woman, and whether he was married to them simultaneously, or successively. [5] [6] In the story, Aaron and Miriam criticize Moses' marriage to a
Miriam and Aaron complain against Moses, engraving from 1908. Some have suggested that this story is an invention, arising from the "enigmatic" verse in Numbers 12:1 that states "Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married". [11] Miriam is punished for her rebuke of her brother by being afflicted with ...
The Torah generally depicts the siblings, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, as the leaders of Israel after the Exodus, a view also reflected in the biblical Book of Micah. [48] Numbers 12, however, reports that on one occasion, Aaron and Miriam complained about Moses' exclusive claim to be the L ORD 's prophet. [49]
Moses and his Ethiopian wife Zipporah (Dutch: Mozes en zijn Ethiopische vrouw Seporah) is a painting of 1645–1650, by the Flemish Baroque painter Jacob Jordaens. [1] [2] The painting is a half-length depiction of the biblical prophet Moses, and his African wife. The oil on canvas painting is now in the Rubenshuis museum in Antwerp, Belgium.
Moses and Jochebed by Pedro Américo, 1884. According to the Bible, Jochebed (/ ˈ j ɒ k ɪ b ɛ d /; 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.
So return and represent me in my family and in thine. Art thou not content, O ‘Ali, that thou should be unto me as Aaron was unto Moses, save that after me there is no prophet." [25]: 604§897 According to a few hadiths, Aaron will become a brother-in-law of Muhammad since the latter will get married with her sister Miriam in Paradise.
Thus, Miriam realized that Moses has ceased having marital relations with Zipporah and told Aaron, and both Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses. Rabbi Nathan taught that Miriam was standing alongside Zipporah when (as recounted in Numbers 11:27) the youth ran and told Moses that Eldad and Medad were prophesying in the camp.