I have been reading from Chabad.org on Miryam, oldest sister of Aaron and Moses. This is a compulation from all the articles plus scriptures.
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At a very young age Miryam was a prophetess. By the age of 5 she informed her parents that they would give birth to a son, who would be the Hebrews’ redeemer.
By age 6 she informed her father, Amram, (Grandson of Levi, son of Partiarch Jacob) that since he separated from his wife, her mother, Yocheved (Also known as Shifrah). That he was worse the Pharoah’s decree to kill only males. Miryam (Also identified as Puah) understood at a tender age that her dad being the head of the people, would cause all the men to separate from their wives. Why in the world did he choose this during the Egyptian exile? He thought that since Pharoah (The new king over Egypt), wanted to kill all the baby boys due to Pharoah’s decree; which was brought on by his dream. His magicians, sorcersers and wise men interpretation of the dream, that a male born in Egypt would try to over-throw the Egyptian king. Later on you read that Pharoah also included the baby males of Egyptian women. His Magicians and Scorcerers said it was going to happen in Egypt, period. So not to miss which male baby it was Pharoah’s decree became more zealous. Fear was driving Pharoah.
By Miryam’s prophesy, she showed her dad, that his actions also caused no baby girls to be born. Her father, then took his wife back into the kuppah and publicly married her. This caused all the men (children of Israel) to re-marry their wife’s. Enabling baby’s to be born again through the re-marriages.
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As time passed, Miryam was the one who brought the women together in song with tambourines. Her courage and valor, were impeccable. (See hyperlink below “The Tambourines of Rebellion”)
Miryam lived a long life: copied from chabad.org calandar, date of Nissan 10. (This year, April 18, 2024):
Miriam, the sister of Moses, passed away at the age of 126 on the 10th of Nissan of the year 2487 from creation (1274 BCE) — 39 years after the Exodus and exactly one year before the Children of Israel entered the Holy Land. It is in deference to her passing that the “Great Shabbat” is commemorated on the Shabbat before Passover rather than the calendar date of the miracle’s occurence, Nissan 10.
***Note: Miryams yarzite, is 4 days before Passover eve begins. The 4th day prior is also when the people of the Exodus, brought a lamb into their homes, tied it to the bed post to observe it for 4 days before the slaughtered lambs blood was put on the door lintels and the spirit of The Creator Passed-Over their homes”. Why lambs? The Egyptians had literally thousands of gods they served. But the true Creator of All, they did not know. By publically roasting the Egyptian Lamb god on an open fire they proved to the people, that the lamb god had no powers and could not save them nor could it save itself.
Today you are hearing that a group of red heifers, from Texas, USA, have been in Israel. This is not the 1st nor 2nd batch sent over the last several years. Online you may find much confusion of the need of a red heifer. The 1st red heifer (Young female cow, never worked, never yoked, and allowed to roam freely) was during Moses time. Since then a grand total of 9 red heifers were used and kosher slaughtered. The 10th and final one will be done during the messianic era.
***There are no coincidences in the world!***
Keeping my eyes and ears opened, listening for the coming of the footsteps of the moshiach.
Sources that I used:
10 Facts About Miriam Everyone Should Know – Chabad.org
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5116137/jewish/10-Facts-About-Miriam-Everyone-Should-Know.htm
Miriam – The Biblical Prophetess of Redemption – Chabad.org
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112396/jewish/Miriam.htm
Miriam: Tambourines of Rebellion – Shemot (Exodus) – Parshah
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/248870/jewish/Miriam-Tambourines-of-Rebellion.htm
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Scriptures: Chapter and verses are from the Jewish TaNaK. Use to “show Rashi” for commentary from Rashi.
Shemot – Exodus – Chapter 1 (Parshah Shemot) – Tanakh Online – Torah – Bible
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9862/jewish/Chapter-1.ht
The Book of Exodus
Chapter 1:
Verse 8 – New king arose over Egypt
Verse 15 – Shifrah (Hebrew midwide) and Puah
Verse 19 through verse 22- Pharoah commanded all his people, saying “Every son who is born to you shall be cast into the Nile, and every daughter you shall allow to live.
Chapter 2 verses 1 through 10
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