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    Jochebed

    יוֹכֶ֫בֶד

    Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, married her nephew Amram and became the mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

    verses
    2
    first named
    Exodus 6:20
    last named
    Numbers 26:59
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Jochebed?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jochebed, meaning "Yahweh is glory," was the mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. She is mentioned in Exo.6.20 and Num.26.59 in the genealogical records of the Levites. Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt. She married her nephew Amram, the son of her brother Kohath. This marriage took place before the laws prohibiting such unions were given (Lev.18.12).

    Jochebed gave birth to three children who would play significant roles in Israel's history: Miriam, the eldest, followed by Aaron and Moses. According to Exo.2.1-10, when Moses was born, Jochebed hid him for three months to protect him from Pharaoh's edict to kill all male Hebrew babies. When she could no longer hide him, she placed him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile River, where he was found and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. Jochebed's faith and courage in protecting her son led to Moses being raised in the Egyptian court, ultimately preparing him for his future role as Israel's deliverer.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Jochebed9 of 9 entities the graph connects to Jochebed, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.MosesMother of · 2 events · 786 versesAaronMother of · 2 events · 333 versesLeviChild of · 1 event · 329 versesKohathSibling of · 42 versesMerariSibling of · 38 versesGershonSibling of · 34 versesAmramSibling of · Spouse of · 2 events · 13 versesMiriamMother of · 1 event · 12 versesKinshipEgypt1 event · 649 versesEventsJochebed

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Jochebed happensThe one place the claims about Jochebed reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Egypt. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jochebed there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Egypt
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Jochebed reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Exodus1 verse

      6:20

    2. Numbers1 verse

      26:59

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Gershon and Moses, and 2 moreMoses’ giving of Covered Carts and OxenMoses’ giving of Covered Carts and Oxen is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Gershon and Kohath, and 1 moreDavid’s division of LeviteDavid’s division of Levite is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Amram and KohathHebronSon of Kohath, grandson of Levi.via Amram and KohathIzharSon of Kohath, grandson of Levi; father of Korah.via Amram and KohathUzzielSon of Kohath, uncle of Moses and Aaronvia Aaron and Moses, and 1 moreMoses and Aaron’s numbering of Tribe Of Levi, Male, and LeviMoses and Aaron’s numbering of Tribe Of Levi, Male, and Levi is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and Moses, and 1 moreMoses and Aaron’s presentation of LeviMoses and Aaron’s presentation of Levi is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Aaron and Moses, and 1 moreMoses, Aaron, and Congregation Of Israel’s doingMoses, Aaron, and Congregation Of Israel’s doing is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and Moses, and 1 moreMoses, Aaron, Dan Eligible, Asher Eligible, Naphtali Eligible, and Israelites Eligible’s census of Army, Israel Army, Man, Congregation, Male, Dan Eligible, Naphtali Eligible, and Israelites EligibleMoses, Aaron, Dan Eligible, Asher Eligible, Naphtali Eligible, and Israelites Eligible’s census of Army, Israel Army, Man, Congregation, Male, Dan Eligible, Naphtali Eligible, and Israelites Eligible is an event attested across 18 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

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