The Midrash says Miriam led the women in a parallel recital of Moses’ song. The Biur and Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch say that Miriam and the women were the chorus, repeating the first line of ...

his faith a burning bush that always burned. Although Miriam was not Moses’ “little sister,” but his older sister, who heroically helped his mother save his life when it was threatened by ...

Miriam's Early Courage and Wisdom Miriam, the elder sister of Moses and Aaron, is first introduced in the Book of Exodus during a perilous time for the Israelites. The Pharaoh of Egypt ...

for having her song plagiarized. Exodus attributes the Song of the Sea to Moses, with Miriam’s rendition in Exod. 15:21 considered an antiphonal response. But a number of considerations support ...