From Nave’s Topical Bible
Miriam
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 7Passages listed
- 4Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Sister of Moses
- Watched over Moses when he was in the little basketExodus 2:4–8
- Song of, after the destruction of Pharaoh and his armyExodus 15:20Exodus 15:21Micah 6:4
- Jealous of Moses, stricken with leprosy, healed on account of the intercession of MosesNumbers 12Deuteronomy 24:9
- Died and is buried at KadeshNumbers 20:1
The passages, in Bible order (7)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 7 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Exodus 2:4–8
And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Commentary on Exodus 2:4–81 voice
And his sister stood afar off,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
Commentary on Exodus 15:202 voices
And Miriam taking the timbrel led the dances with maidenly modesty. But consider whom she was then prefiguring. Was she not a type of the church, who as a virgin with unstained spirit joins together the religious gatherings of the people to sing divine songs?
Ambrose of Milan· Concerning Virginity 1.3.12, 397Patristic
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 15:21
And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
Commentary on Exodus 15:212 voices
Miriam answered them--"them" in the Hebrew is masculine, so that Moses probably led the men and Miriam the women--the two bands responding alternately, and singing the first verse as a chorus.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And Miriam answered them,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 12:1
Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
Commentary on Numbers 12:12 voices
Miriam the prophetess herself, who with her brothers had crossed the straits of the sea on foot, because, being still ignorant of the mystery of the Ethiopian woman, she had murmured against her brother Moses, broke out with leprous spots, so that she would scarcely have been freed from so great a plague, unless Moses had prayed for her.
Ambrose of Milan· Epistle 63, 397Patristic
And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 20:1
In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
Commentary on Numbers 20:12 voices
Here dies Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, and as it should seem older than either of them. She must have been so if she was that sister that was set to watch Moses when he was put into the ark of bulrushes, Exod. ii.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
Between Nu 19:22 and Nu 20:1 there is a long and undescribed interval of thirty-seven years. the people abode in Kadesh--supposed to be what is now known as Ain-el-Weibeh, three springs surrounded by palms. It was their second arrival after an interval of thirty-eight years (De 2:14).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- Deuteronomy 24:9
Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:92 voices
Remember what the Lord thy God did unto Miriam,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The laws concerning it we had, Lev. xiii. They are here said to be commanded to the priests and Levites, and therefore are not repeated in a discourse to the people; but the people are here charged, in case of leprosy, to apply to the priest according to the law, and to abide by his judgment, so far as it agreed with the law and the plain matter of fact.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
- Micah 6:4
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
Commentary on Micah 6:42 voices
I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt - Where you were slaves, and grievously oppressed; from all this I redeemed you. Was this a small benefit? I sent before thee Moses, my chosen servant, and instructed him that he might be your leader and lawgiver. I sent with him Aaron, that he might be your priest and transact all spiritual matters between myself and you, in offerings, sacrifices, and atonements. I sent Miriam, to whom I gave the spirit of prophecy, that she might tell you things to come, and be the director of your females.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt,.... Instead of doing them any wrong, he had done them much good; of which this is one instance, and he was able to produce more: this a notorious, plain, and full proof of his goodness to them, which could not be denied.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed