Pseudo-Philo on Miriam’s Prophecy
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…
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Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael on Miriam’s Prophecy
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael, Shirata 10
And Miriam the Prophetess [ . . . ] Took (Exodus 15:20). But where do we find that Miriam prophesied: It is merely this: Miriam had said to her father: “You are destined to beget a son who will arise…
The Dead Sea Scrolls on Miriam’s Song
Reworked Pentateuch
And [Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister,] took [the timbrel in her hand] and all the women came out behind her with [timbrels and in choirs] (Exodus 15:20).you despise…
Josephus on Pharaoh’s Daughter
Jewish Antiquities 2.224
Thermouthis was the king’s daughter. When she was playing beside the banks of the river and spotted a cradle being swept along by the current, she sent out divers and ordered them to carry the basket…
Jubilees on Pharaoh’s Daughter
Jubilees 47:5
At that time Tarmuth, Pharaoh’s daughter, went out to bathe in the river and heard you [Moses] crying. She told her slaves to bring you, so they brought you to her.
Leviticus Rabbah on Pharaoh’s Daughter
Leviticus Rabbah 1:3
These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh (1 Chronicles 4:18). R. Joshua of Sikhnin said, in the name of Rabbi Levi: The Holy One said to Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, “Moses was not…
Tharbis, Moses’ First Wife
Jewish Antiquities 2.252–253
Tharbis was the daughter of the Ethiopian king. When she observed Moses bringing his army near the ramparts and waging battle valiantly, she admired the resourcefulness of his undertakings. Suspecting…