JochebedAccording to the Bible, Jochebed (; Biblical Hebrew: יוֹכֶ֫בֶד, romanized: Yōḵeḇeḏ, lit.'Yahweh is glory', SeptuagintKoine Greek: Ἰωχάβεδ, romanized: Iokhábed) was a daughter of Levi and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. She was the wife of Amram and either his cousin or aunt. No details are given concerning her life. According to Jewish legend, she is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs in Tiberias.
AaronProphet in the Abrahamic faiths High PriestAaronאַהֳרֹןThe High Priest Aaron by Joan de Joanes, c. 1545 – c. 1550Venerated inJudaismChristianityIslamSamaritanismBaháʼí FaithRastafari Title Prophet High Priest Personal lifeBornGoshen, Lower Egypt, Ancient EgyptDiedMount Hor, near the border of Edom, Transjordan, or Moseroth, near Edom (aged 123 in Jewish traditions)SpouseElishebaChildren Nadab Abihu Eleazar Ithamar Parents Amram (father) Jochebed (mother) Relatives Levi (patrilineal great-grandfather) Miriam (sister) Moses (brother) Religious lifeReligionAbrahamic religions According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron (/ˈɛərən/ ⓘ AIR-ən or /ˈærən/ ⓘ ARR-ən) was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses.
Epistle to the HebrewsThe Epistle to the Hebrews (Koine Greek: Πρὸς Ἑβραίους, romanized: Pròs Hebraíous, lit.'to the Hebrews'), often referred to as Hebrews, is one of the books of the New Testament. The text does not mention the name of its author, but was traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle; most of the Ancient Greek manuscripts, the Old Syriac Peshitta and some of the Old Latin manuscripts place the epistle to the Hebrews among Paul's letters.
MiriamMiriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, romanized: Mīryām, lit. ‘rebellion’) 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" and the Talmud names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel.
SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures SeptuagintFragment of a Septuagint: A column of uncial book from 1 Esdras in the Codex Vaticanus c. 325–350 AD, the basis of Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton's Greek edition and his English translationAlso known asLXXGreek Old TestamentDatec.
MosesIn Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus from Egypt. He is considered the most important prophet in Judaism and Samaritanism, and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. According to the Abrahamic scriptures, God dictated the Mosaic Law to Moses, which he wrote down and which formed part of the Torah.
Book of ExodusThe Book of Exodus (from Ancient Greek: Ἔξοδος, romanized: Éxodos; Biblical Hebrew: שְׁמוֹת Šəmōṯ, 'Names'; Latin: Liber Exodus) is the second book of the Bible. The book is the first part of the narrative of the Exodus, the origin myth of the Israelites, in which they leave slavery in biblical Egypt through the strength of God, who chose them as his people.
Masoretic TextCarpet page from the Leningrad Codex, the oldest complete manuscript of the Masoretic Text
Hebrew languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.
Modern HebrewModern Hebrew (endonym: עִבְרִית חֲדָשָׁה, romanized: 'Ivrit ḥadasha, IPA: [ivˈʁit χadaˈʃa] or [ʕivˈrit ħadaˈʃa]), also known as Israeli Hebrew or simply Hebrew, is the standard form of the Hebrew language spoken today.
CanaanCanaan was an ancient Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant during the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze AgeAmarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the spheres of interest of the Egyptian, Hittite, Mitanni, and Assyrian Empires converged or overlapped.
Tiberian vocalizationThe Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian pointing, or Tiberian niqqud (Hebrew: הַנִּקּוּד הַטְּבֶרְיָנִי, romanized: hanniqquḏ haṭṭəḇeryāni) is a system of diacritics (niqqud) devised by the Masoretes of Tiberias to add to the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible to produce the Masoretic Text. The system soon became used to vocalize other Hebrew texts as well.
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