Biblical Antiquities on Miriam’s Prophecy
Biblical Antiquities 9.10
1st Century
And the spirit of God came upon Miriam one night, and she saw a dream and told it to her parents in the morning, saying, “I have seen this night, and behold a man in a linen garment stood and said to me, ‘Go and say to your parents, “Behold he who will be born from you will be cast forth into the water; likewise through him the water will be dried…
Biblical Antiquities elaborates on Miriam’s role as a prophet (Exodus 15:20), suggesting that she foresaw the role her brother Moses was destined to play in redeeming the Israelites from Egypt. (For the biblical narrative on which text is based, see Oppression and Exodus. See also Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael on Miriam's Prophecy.)
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