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Miriam

sister of Moses

Sister of Moses and Aaron, prophetess in the exodus narrative.

13 appearances5 Bible books1 known aliases

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Sister of and who watches over the infant Moses in the reeds of the Nile and arranges for their mother to nurse him in 's daughter's household. After the crossing of the she leads the women with timbrels and dancing in the song of victory, and Exodus and call her a prophetess and one of those sent before Israel. She and Aaron speak against Moses over his wife and she is struck with leprosy for seven days outside the camp. She dies and is buried at in the .

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