Miriam

Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron , and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed . She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible . Her Hebrew name ('''מִרְיָם''', Standard Hebrew '''Miryam''', Tiberian Hebrew '''Miryām''') means either "wished for child", "bitter" or "rebellious".

It was Miriam who, at Jochebed's request, hid Moses (then a baby) by the side of a river to evade the Pharaoh 's order that newborn Hebrew boys be killed. She watched as the Pharaoh's daughter discovered the infant and decided to adopt him. Miriam then suggested that the princess take on a Nurse for the child, and suggested Jochebed; as a result, Moses was raised to be familiar with his background as a Hebrew.

Miriam is called a 12). A passage in Micah suggests she had a legacy with significant regard among later prophets. ("And I brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, and I set before you Moses, and Aaron, and Miriam" Micah 6:4.)

Miriam is a popular figure among some Jewish Feminist s. Some place a "Cup of Miriam," filled with water, beside the customary "Cup of Elijah" (filled with wine) during the Passover Seder . The cup contains water in memory of Miriam's Well , which accompanied the Israelites on their journey through the desert.

In numbers 12 Miriam and Aaron challenges Moses leadership because of his choise to get a Cushite wife. And many get confused about where the Midian wife of Moses; Zipporah, dissapered to, pondering if she might have died or if they divorced or maby if Moses took a second wife. In fact, "Cushan" is paralelled with Midian in some scriptures, which in turns could mean that they are actually talking about Zipporah and not a new wife of Moses.

As a small and merely amusing addon Jewish tradition also says that, like her brothers Miriam died by the kiss of God because the angel of death had no power over her wich of course has no foundation in the scriptures. (b.B.Bat. 17a).

By: Christoffer BenLevi

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