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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Miriam. Every Miriam in the Bible

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    Miriam

    מִרְיָם

    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.

    verses
    12
    first named
    Exodus 15:20
    last named
    Micah 6:4
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Miriam?

    In the words of 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.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    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 Miriam8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Miriam, in 2 groups: kinship 4, events 4. 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.MosesSibling of · 4 events · 786 versesAaronSibling of · 6 events · 333 versesAmramChild of · 1 event · 13 versesJochebedChild of · 1 event · 2 versesKinshipIsrael2 events · 2,578 versesLORD1 event · 1,004 versesCush1 event · 44 versesKadesh2 events · 26 versesEventsMiriam

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    Where this happens

    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 Miriam happensThe one place the claims about Miriam reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Kadesh. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Miriam 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.Kadesh
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Miriam reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 5 books. The name is written 14 times in them.

    1. Exodus2 verses

      15:2015:21

    2. Numbers7 verses

      12:112:412:512:1012:1520:126:59

    3. Deuteronomy1 verse

      24:9

    4. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      6:3

    5. Micah1 verse

      6:4

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    Where this page goes

    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 Amram and JochebedKohathSon of Levi; Levite clan ancestorvia Aaron and JochebedLeviSon of Jacob; progenitor of the Levitesvia Aaron and MosesAaron and Israel’s looking of Moses and Moses FaceAaron and Israel’s looking of Moses and Moses Face is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesAddressee, Moses, and Aaron’s census of GershonitesAddressee, Moses, and Aaron’s census of Gershonites is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesAssignment of Tribe Of LeviAssignment of Tribe Of Levi is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesBring Israelites OutBring Israelites Out is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesClan, Family, Moses, and Aaron’s census of Sons Of MerariClan, Family, Moses, and Aaron’s census of Sons Of Merari is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesIsrael and Congregation’s grumbling of Moses and AaronIsrael and Congregation’s grumbling of Moses and Aaron is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Aaron and MosesIsrael’s grumbling of Moses and AaronIsrael’s grumbling of Moses and Aaron is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.

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