Exodus 15:20

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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.

Prophetess

1 Corinthians 14:34

Sister

Micah 6:4

All the

General references

Exodus 2:4

Judges 4:4

Psalm 147:7

Bible References

Prophetess

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

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.

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.

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,

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

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].

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

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

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

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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

General references

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

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

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