Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. 21 And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

Miriam the prophetess was the older sister of Moses, a leader of women, and a prophetess. She praised God but let her pride hijack her ministry.

Miriam is Moses' and Aaron's sister, Yocheved's only daughter and one of the two tritagonists of The Prince of Egypt. Miriam is Moses and Aaron's older sister and Yocheved's daughter. Sometime in her childhood, Miriam's father Amram passed away. She was forced to become a slave from childbirth. One day, when Pharoah Seti orders that all the baby boys be executed, Miriam's mother sent her youngest son and newborn baby, Moses down the River. Miriam memorized the lullaby that her mother sang to…

Miriam appears in the Book of Exodus, which chronicles the time of Jewish slavery in Egypt. Her name means ‘bitter sea’.

Shiphrah and Puah saved him, his mother saved him, and then Miriam, his older sister, is going to save him.

The Biblical female name Miriam is of Hebrew origen and is considered to be an older version of the name Mary. It means “wished for child,” or perhaps even a quite different meaning, which is “bitter” or “rebellious.” There is also a very similar Egyptian name, based on the word myr, meaning “beloved” or mr […]

Miriam the prophetess was the older sister of Moses, a leader of women, and a prophetess. She praised God but let her pride hijack her ministry. Miriam worshiped God with all her being, but let

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This scene illustrates Miriam, Moses' sister, watching over the baby Moses hidden in a basket among the reeds of the Nile River, capturing a moment of protection and care in the early life of one of the Bible's most important figures.