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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.
Midrash Petirat Aharon (Hebrew: מדרש פטירת אהרן) or Midrash on the Death of Aaron is one of the smaller midrashim.It is based on Numbers 20:1 et seq., and describes the lack of water experienced by the children of Israel after the death of Miriam and the events at the rock from which water was obtained.
Aaron's descendants including Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amaziah and Ahitub. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon of the tribe of Judah. [64] The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; [note 3] only the latter two had progeny. A descendant of Aaron is an Aaronite, or Kohen, meaning Priest.
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 ...
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', the 'J' is pronounced like a 'Y') was a daughter of Levi [1] and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses.
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.
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Upon the year of his death (136 years old), Amram, (son of Kohath, son of Levi) [2] gave in marriage his 30-year-old daughter, Miriam, to his brother, Uzziel. The wedding was 7 days long. After the feast, Amram called for his children and began to recollect the story of his time in Biblical Egypt. Amram tells his son Aaron to summon his son ...