Miriam | |
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![]() Portrait of Anna Risi as Miriam by Anselm Feuerbach | |
Prophetess, Righteous | |
Honored in | Judaism Christianity Islam |
Feast | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Eastern Orthodox Church) |
Patronage | Aden, Yemen; Kragujevac, Serbia; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzhhorod, Ukraine |
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.
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