Exodus 15:20 KJV And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Numbers 12 King James Version (KJV) 12 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. She is the only daughter of Amram and Jochebed. Miriam as a Child 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. She is called “Miriam the prophetess” in Exodus 15:20. 17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. Two other kin, presumably brothers, Shamma and Ishbah are mentioned. The death of Miriam is recorded. 22So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. hath he not spoken also by us? It became, in the LXX, Μαριάμ, G3452, which in time came to be Μαρία, G3451, in the NT. And the Lord heard it. Standing on the banks of the Nile river, Miriam watched as her baby brother, Moses, lay hidden among the reeds. And they three came out. 19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. Barnes' Notes on the Bible. Caleb was one of the twelve spies sent to reconnoiter the Land of Canaan, in preparation for the Israelites ' impending invasion of Israel.He and Joshua were the only two scouts who did not go along with the negative and pessimistic report provided by the other ten scouts. The daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Moses and Aaron (Num 26:59; 1 Chron 6:3). King James Bible And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. Miriam is the elder sister of Aaron and Moses. 1. III. The little ark was put into the river and floated until Pharaoh’s daughter took the child from the ark. Exodus 15:21 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. But those are to be reckoned great blessings to a people, that go before them in praising God. In the twelfth ch., with her brother Aaron, she opposed Moses at Hazeroth because of his wife who was a Cushite (Num 12:1). Sign up here. “And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.” When God brought Israel out of Egypt, it is said, #Mic 6:4|, he sent before them Moses, Aaron, and Miriam; though we read not of any thing remarkable that Miriam did but this. Bible verses related to Miriam And Aaron from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Numbers 12:1-16 - And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 15:20 Miriam (or Mary, it is the same name) presided in an assembly of the women, who (according to the common usage of those times) with timbrels and dances, sung this song. Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing. The latter name is the name of the mother of Jesus. She was described as a prophetess, and, in fact, is one of the seven major female prophets in the Bible. We are first introduced to Miriam, though not by name, in Exodus 2. Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron (Exd 15:20. She is long afterward still recognized as one of the great leaders of Israel in the wilderness (Mic 6:4). Bibliography A. Edersheim, Bible History, I (1890), 35, 164; J. Finegan, Light From the Ancient Past (1946), 130; W. Albright, The Archaeology of Palestine (1949), 232, 233; H. Rowley, The Old Testament and Modern Study (1951), 33; W. Albright, From Stone Age to Christianity (1957), 14; Wright and Fuller, The Book of the Acts of God (1957), 32; E. Young, An Introduction to the Old Testament (1958), 73, 93, 97; C. Pfeiffer, Egypt and the Exodus (1964), 40, 66, 69. Miriam is the sister who watches over her baby brother Moses among the bulrushes on the banks of the Nile. does not clarify whether the Miriam mentioned here is male or female, neither does it apparently name the parents. A descendant of Judah through Caleb (1 Chron 4:17). She is called a prophetess and undoubtedly was highly regarded in Israel long after her death. The Torah refers to her as "Miriam the Prophetess" and the Talmud names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Bible, King James Version 15 matches. New International Version (NIV). An important role in several episodes of Moses and Aaron ( Exodus ;... 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