Miriam

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rebellion ( --> same as Mary)

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daughter of Amram the Levite; sister of Moses and Aaron
child of Mered (Judah) and wife Bithiah (Pharaoh's daughter)

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Strongs #04813: Myrm Miryam

Miriam = "rebellion"

1) elder sister of Moses and Aaron
2) a woman of Judah

4813 Miryam meer-yawm'

from 4805; rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses: KJV -- Miriam.
see HEBREW for 04805

Miriam [nave]

MIRIAM, sister of Moses. Watches over Moses when he is in the ark, Ex. 2:4-8.
Song of, after the destruction of Pharaoh and his army, Ex. 15:20, 21; Mic. 6:4.
Jealous of Moses, stricken with leprosy, healed on account of the intercession of Moses, Num. 12; Deut. 24:9.
Dies and is buried at Kadesh, Num. 20:1.

Miriam [ebd]

their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 2:4-10; 1 Chr. 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called "the prophetess" (Ex. 15:20). She took the lead in the song of triumph after the passage of the Red Sea. She died at Kadesh during the second encampment at that place, toward the close of the wanderings in the wilderness, and was buried there (Num. 20:1). (See AARON; MOSES.)

(2.) 1 Chr. 4:17, one of the descendants of Judah.

MIRIAM [smith]

(rebellion), the sister of Moses, was the eldest of that sacred family; and she first appears, probably as a young girl, watching her infant brother?s cradle in the Nile, (Exodus 2:4) and suggesting her mother as a nurse. ver. 7. After the crossing of the Red Sea "Miriam the prophetess" is her acknowledged title. ch. (Exodus 15:20) The prophetic power showed itself in her under the same form as that which it assumed in the days of Samuel and David, --poetry, accompanied with music and processions. ch. (Exodus 15:1-19) She took the lead, with Aaron, in the complaint against Moses for his marriage with a Cushite, (Numbers 12:1,2) and for this was attacked with leprosy. This stroke and its removal, which took place at Hazeroth, form the last public event of Miriam?s life. ch. (Numbers 12:1-15) She died toward the close of the wanderings at Kadesh, and was buried there. ch. (Numbers 20:1) (B.C. about 1452.)

MIRIAM [isbe]

MIRIAM - mir'-i-am (miryam; Septuagint and the New Testament Mariam; English Versions of the Bible of the New Testament "Mary"):

(1) Daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and sister of Aaron and Moses. It is probable that it was she who watched the ark of bulrushes in which the child Moses was laid (Ex 2:4). She associated herself with her brothers in the exodus, is called "the prophetess," and led the choir of maidens who sang the triumph-song after the crossing of the Red Sea (Ex 15:20 f). Along with Aaron, she opposed Moses at Hazeroth (Nu 12:1-5). She was smitten with leprosy in punishment, but on Aaron's intercession was pardoned and healed (Nu 12:10-15). She died and was buried at Kadesh (Nu 20:1). In the Deuteronomic Law respecting leprosy, Miriam is mentioned as a warning to the Israelites (Dt 24:8 f). In Mic 6:4, she is referred to along with Moses and Aaron as a leader of God's people.

(2) Son (or daughter) of Jether (1 Ch 4:17). The latter half of the verse is in its present situation unintelligible; it should probably follow verse 18 (see Curtis, Chronicles, in the place cited.).

John A. Lees

MIRIAM [bridgeway]

Most likely the unnamed sister who looked after the baby Moses was Miriam (Exod 2:1-8). She was the eldest of three children who grew up to play a leading part in the establishment of Israel as a new and independent nation (1 Chron 6:3; Micah 6:4). She was a prophetess, and led the celebration that followed Israel’s victory over Egypt at the Red Sea (Exod 15:19-21).

Later, Miriam and Aaron became jealous of Moses because of the supreme power he exercised in Israel (Num 12:1-2). Miriam was chiefly to blame, and God punished her with a sudden outbreak of leprosy; but when Moses prayed for her, she was healed. However, just as a daughter who had been publicly rebuked by her father had to spend seven days in shame, so did Miriam. Seven days was also the normal period of isolation for the cleansed leper (Num 12:9-15; cf. Lev 14:8).

Miriam died in the wilderness between Egypt and Canaan. She was buried at Kadesh-barnea (Num 20:1).