People of the Bible
Miriam
1368 BC – 1240 BC · Tribe of Levi
Family
- Born
- Egypt
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 12 verses
- Exodus
- 15:20, 15:21
- Numbers
- 12:1, 12:4, 12:5, 12:10, 12:15, 20:1, 26:59
- Deuteronomy
- 24:9
- 1 Chronicles
- 6:3
- Micah
- 6:4
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.