Miriam

Not to be confused with Mariam.
This section is about the biblical prophetess and sister of Moses. For the given name, see Miriam (given name). For other uses, see Miriam (disambiguation).
Miriam
Portrait of Anna Risi as Miriam by Anselm Feuerbach
Prophetess, Righteous
Honored inJudaism
Christianity
Islam
FeastSunday of the Holy Forefathers (Eastern Orthodox Church)
PatronageAden, Yemen; Kragujevac, Serbia; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם Mīryām, lit. 'Rebellion')[1][2] is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.

The Torah refers to her as "Miriam the Prophetess"[3] and the Talmud[4] names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel. Scripture describes her alongside of Moses and Aaron as delivering the Jews from exile in Egypt: "For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam".[5] According to the Midrash,[6] just as Moses led the men out of Egypt and taught them Torah, so too Miriam led the women and taught them Torah.

  1. ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 4813. Miryam". Bible Hub.
  2. ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 4805. bəmiryām". Bible Hub.
  3. ^ Exodus 15:20.
  4. ^ Megilla 14a.
  5. ^ Micah 6:4.
  6. ^ Targum Micha 6:4.