Artapanus on Moses
After Joseph and his son Mempsasthenoth died, the king of Egypt also died, and he was succeeded on the throne by his son Palmonothes, who constantly mistreated the Jews.1 It was he who constructed the temple at Sais and also the temple at Heliopolis. He fathered a daughter, Merris, and betrothed her to a certain Chenephres, who ruled over the…
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On the Life of Moses 1.5–44 (selections)
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Genesis Rabbah on Dinah as Job’s Wife
Genesis Rabbah 57:4
When did Job live? [ . . . ] R. Abba bar Kahana said: He lived in the time of Jacob. As R. Abba bar Kahana taught: Dinah was the wife of Job, as it is written concerning the wife of Job: You speak…
Biblical Antiquities on Miriam’s Prophecy
Biblical Antiquities 9.10
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…
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
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…