Sister of Moses and Aaron; watched over the infant Moses placed in the Nile basket; led the women of Israel in the Song of the Sea after the crossing of the Red Sea; struck with leprosy after challenging Moses's authority and his Cushite wife; died in the wilderness at Kadesh.
One of the earliest female prophets named in biblical tradition; her leadership in the Song of the Sea is among the oldest pieces of Hebrew poetry; her story reflects early Israelite traditions of female prophetic and liturgical leadership; Micah invokes her alongside Moses and Aaron as a co-leader of the Exodus.
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