Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron [and Moses], took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her with timbrels and dancing.

Judges 11:34

Then Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and this is what he saw: his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. And she was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.

1 Samuel 18:6

As they were coming [home], when David returned from killing the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, [songs of] joy, and musical instruments.

Numbers 26:59

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Psalm 150:4


Praise Him with tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.

Exodus 2:4

And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.

Judges 4:4

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

Psalm 68:25


The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

Psalm 149:3


Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.

Micah 6:4


“For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
And ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you Moses [to lead you], Aaron [the high priest], and Miriam [the prophetess].

Judges 21:21

and watch; if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin.

2 Kings 22:14

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (she was living in Jerusalem, in the Second Quarter [the new part of the city]); and they spoke to her.

Psalm 81:2


Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

Luke 2:36

There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

Numbers 12:1

Now Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman);

Numbers 20:1

Then the Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month [in the fortieth year after leaving Egypt]. And the people lived in Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you will come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

2 Samuel 6:5

Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating and dancing before the Lord with all kinds of instruments made of fir or cypress wood, with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:14

And David was dancing before the Lord with great enthusiasm, and David was wearing a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment].

2 Samuel 6:16

Then, as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter [David’s wife], looked down from the window above and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she felt contempt for him in her heart [because she thought him undignified].

Psalm 30:11


You have turned my mourning into dancing for me;
You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 68:11


The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

Acts 21:9

He had four virgin daughters who had the gift of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 11:5

And every woman who prays or prophesies when she has her head uncovered disgraces her head; for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved [in disgrace].

1 Corinthians 14:34

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but are to take a subordinate place, as the Law says.

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Summary

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

General references

Bible References

Prophetess

Judges 4:4
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
1 Samuel 10:5
After that you will come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.
2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (she was living in Jerusalem, in the Second Quarter [the new part of the city]); and they spoke to her.
Luke 2:36
There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,
Acts 21:9
He had four virgin daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
1 Corinthians 11:5
And every woman who prays or prophesies when she has her head uncovered disgraces her head; for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved [in disgrace].
1 Corinthians 14:34
the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but are to take a subordinate place, as the Law says.

Sister

Exodus 2:4
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
Numbers 12:1
Now Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman);
Numbers 20:1
Then the Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month [in the fortieth year after leaving Egypt]. And the people lived in Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there.
Numbers 26:59
The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.
Micah 6:4

“For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
And ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you Moses [to lead you], Aaron [the high priest], and Miriam [the prophetess].

All the

Judges 11:34
Then Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and this is what he saw: his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. And she was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.
Judges 21:21
and watch; if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin.
1 Samuel 18:6
As they were coming [home], when David returned from killing the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, [songs of] joy, and musical instruments.
2 Samuel 6:5
Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating and dancing before the Lord with all kinds of instruments made of fir or cypress wood, with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
Psalm 68:11

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);
Psalm 81:2

Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.
Psalm 149:3

Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.
Psalm 150:4

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.

General references

Exodus 2:4
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
Judges 4:4
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Psalm 147:7

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God with the lyre,