Exodus 15:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

After this, you will come to the Gibeah of God, where there are sentries of [the] Philistines. {Just as you enter} the town there, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place, with harp, tambourine, flute, and zither before them, and they will be prophesying.

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas, the keeper of the robes. Now she [was] living in Jerusalem in the second district. Then they spoke to her,

And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced {in years}, having lived with [her] husband seven years {after her marriage},

({Now this man had} four virgin daughters who prophesied.)

but every woman who prays or prophesies with uncovered head dishonors her head, for she is one and the same with the one whose [head] is shaved.

the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.

Sister

And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he took (because he took a Cushite wife);

Then the entire community of the {Israelites} came [to] the desert of Zin on the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; Miriam died and was buried there.

The name of the wife of Amram [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whose [mother] bore her for Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.

For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of slavery I redeemed you. And I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you.

All the

Jephthah came to Mizpah, to his house, and behold his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She [was] his only child; he did not have a son or daughter except her.

and watch and look; when the daughters of Shiloh dance in the dances, come out from the vineyards and seize for yourselves a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

{When they were coming back} after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

Now David and all the house of Israel [were] dancing before Yahweh, with all kinds of [musical instruments made from] ash trees, and with zithers, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

The Lord gives [the] word. Great is the company of women who announce:

Lift up a song and strike [the] tambourine, [the] pleasant lyre, together with [the] harp.

Let them praise his name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.

Praise him with tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flute.

General references

And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

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

Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; sing praises to our God with lyre,