Miriam Summary
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Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, was a prophetess who played a significant role in the Exodus and the Israelites' journey through the wilderness.
sister of Moses (EXO 15:20)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Levi › Kohath › Amram › Miriam
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· Also called · H4813 none · EXO 15:20 [variously] bitterness; plump one; wished-for child; one who loves or is loved
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מִרְיָ֨ם
mirəyam · H4813 · EXO 15:20 [variously] bitterness; plump one; wished-for child; one who loves or is loved
- he מִרְיָם · H4813G
- el Μαριαμ Mariam · none · EXO 15:20
- bg Мариам
Mentioned in (12)
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Dates and sources (2)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth Theographic Rejected assertionTheographic signed year:
-1368· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 12
The sister watching the three-month-old Moses cannot be born more than 200 years after him. No replacement absolute birth year is proved.
EXO 2:2-4EXO 15:20NUM 26:59Source record and calculation
miriam_2087·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2076SHA-256:e11fa4cedd12c574dfeac775bbfe3e79499e994cc86253ae6db3936dde6f9c3d -
Death Theographic Rejected assertionTheographic signed year:
-1240· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 12
Miriam dies before Aaron and Moses, while this estimate is more than 200 years after their selected death years.
NUM 20:1NUM 20:22-29DEU 34:7Source record and calculation
miriam_2087·deathYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2076SHA-256:e11fa4cedd12c574dfeac775bbfe3e79499e994cc86253ae6db3936dde6f9c3d
Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
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| Amram · 1688 BC Ancestor |
1 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1668 BC – 1643 BC |
| Kohath · 1705 BC Ancestor |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1665 BC – 1615 BC |
| Levi · 1748 BC Ancestor |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1708 BC – 1658 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
3 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1775 BC – 1700 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
4 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1815 BC – 1715 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
4 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1796 BC – 1696 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1895 BC – 1770 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1885 BC – 1760 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
6 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1975 BC – 1345 BC |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
7 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1981 BC – 1246 BC |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
7 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1881 BC – 1146 BC |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1986 BC – 1146 BC |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1993 BC – 1048 BC |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
10 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1998 BC – 948 BC |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
11 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2007 BC – 852 BC |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
12 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2012 BC – 752 BC |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
14 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1997 BC – 527 BC |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
15 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2072 BC – 497 BC |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
16 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2548 BC – 868 BC |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
17 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2705 BC – 920 BC |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
18 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2867 BC – 977 BC |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
19 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2907 BC – 912 BC |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
20 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3044 BC – 944 BC |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
21 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3084 BC – 879 BC |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
22 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3129 BC – 819 BC |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
22 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3454 BC – 1144 BC |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3194 BC – 779 BC |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3429 BC – 1014 BC |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3430 BC – 1015 BC |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3274 BC – 754 BC |
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Miriam Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, and a prominent figure in the Exodus narrative. She first appears in Exo 15:20-21, where she is described as a prophetess who led the women of Israel in worship and dance after the crossing of the Red Sea. This event highlights her leadership role among the women and her musical abilities.
However, Miriam's life was not without controversy. In Num 12:1-15, she and Aaron criticized Moses for marrying a Cushite woman and challenged his authority as God's chosen leader. As a result, God punished Miriam with leprosy, but she was healed after Moses interceded on her behalf. This incident serves as a warning against questioning God's appointed leaders.
Miriam's death is recorded in Num 20:1, which takes place near the end of the Israelites' forty years of wandering in the wilderness. Her significance in Israel's history is further emphasized in Mic 6:4, where she is mentioned alongside Moses and Aaron as one of the leaders God sent to guide the people out of Egypt.
Miriam 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Miriam_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Miriam@Exo.15.20-Mic) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, miriam_2087)