Miriam

Miriam
Miriam
	Portrait of Anna Risi as Miriam by Anselm Feuerbach
Prophetess, Righteous
Honored in	Judaism; Christianity; Islam
Feast	15 or 17 December

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.

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

[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.

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