Miriam

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Miriam: (a) (1400-1274 BCE) A prophetess, daughter of Amram and Jochebed, older sister of Aaron and Moses. After the Splitting of the Sea she led the women in song and dance. In her merit the Israelites were miraculously provided with water in the desert. The Talmud identifies her with the midwife Puah, who practiced midwifery in Egypt together with Shifrah (Jochebed), and defied Pharaoh’s orders to kill Israelite babies. (b) A common Jewish name.

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	The Prophetess of Redemption By R. Goldzweig The Israelites were redeemed from Egypt in the merit of the righteous women of the generation. Kabbalah Online » Major Concepts » Personalities » The Prophetess of Redemption
	Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion By Chana Weisberg You feel the pain and bitterness, even more deeply than the others, yet you carry in your heart an inextinguishable flame of faith, hope and optimism. You are Miriam, the quintessential Jewish woman Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Shemot » Parshah Columnists » Life's Passages » Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion
	Miriam By Nissan Mindel Miriam, the daughter of Amram and Yocheved, and older sister of her two famous brothers, Aaron and Moshe, was born in Egypt just when the Jewish people were reduced to slavery, oppression and hard labor. This was in the year 2362 (after Creation), eighty ... Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Early Biblical Personalities » Miriam
	The Last Year in the Wilderness Miriam’s Death, The People Grumble Again, The Sin of Moses and Aaron, Aaron’s Death, The Brazen Serpent Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » The Last Year in the Wilderness
	Trials in the Desert Departure from Sinai, The People Ask For Meat, The Seventy Elders, Miriam's Sin Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » Trials in the Desert
	Moses' parents remarry 1394 BCE Amram and Jocheved had separated because of Pharaoh's decree that all male Jewish babies be killed. Prompted by their six-year-old daughter Miriam's rebuke ("Pharaoh decreed againsat the males; you decreed against the males and the females") they ... Jewish Calendar » Elul » Elul 7 » Jewish History » Moses' parents remarry
	Aaron and Miriam By Nissan Mindel There were two great brothers and a sister: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. In the Sidrah Chukkas of this month, we read about the passing of Miriam and Aaron. Miriam the Prophetess died at the age of 126 (or 127) years. She was the oldest of the three. She ... Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Early Biblical Personalities » Aaron and Miriam
	Women of the Inner Bible By Tzvi Freeman Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Batsheva... From the outside, the women of the Bible appear to play only a supportive role in a drama dominated by men; from the inside emerges a very different story... Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Biblical Women » Women of the Inner Bible
	Miriam's Song The womanly strain in the "Song at the Sea" Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe The womanly strain in the "Song at the Sea" Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Beshalach » Chassidic Masters » Miriam's Song
	The Birth of Moses Moses Parents Levi's grandson, Amram, the son of Kehot, married Jochebed, and she bore him three children. Their first child was a girl by the name of Miriam, who was later to become a great prophetess of the Jewish people. The second child was Aaron, ... Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » The Birth of Moses

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