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Jochebed

Mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam; the text records that she hid the infant Moses for three months before placing him in a basket on the Nile to save him from Pharaoh's decree

Relationships

Spouse
Amram
Children
Aaron · Moses · Miriam

Introduction

Mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam; the text records that she hid the infant Moses for three months before placing him in a basket on the Nile to save him from Pharaoh's decree

Family


This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.

Sources

  1. Book of Exodus (primary text)
  2. The Oxford Bible Commentary (scholarly)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.