Person

Miriam

Sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess (Exod 15:20); died at Kadesh (Num 20:1).

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Scripture

Family

Father
Amram

Birth

birth of Miriam, CFAH first
ChronologyDate as statedYear (BC / AM)Citation & note
CFAH Not yet established — —
pending CFAH reference
Ussher-Jones Not yet established — —
Not stated in the Jones sources read (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament 15th ed. 2002). Leave empty until verified.
Ussher Not yet established — —
No birth year. Ussher §264 says she was the eldest of the three and "lived 130 years", which implies about AM 2422, but Ussher does not print that year.

Death

death of Miriam, CFAH first
ChronologyDate as statedYear (BC / AM)Citation & note
CFAH Not yet established — —
pending CFAH reference
Ussher-Jones Not yet established — —
Not stated in the Jones sources read (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament 15th ed. 2002). Leave empty until verified.
Ussher 2552c AM, 1452 BC
Precision: year
1452 BC
AM 2552
Ussher, Annals of the World, Fourth Age §264 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab)
"Miriam died ... 4 months before her brother Aaron ... She was the oldest of the three and lived 130 years."
Jordan secondary Israel arrived at Kedesh in the 1st month, and that Miriam died at that time.
Precision: year
AM 2553 Jordan, "The Chronology of the Pentateuch (Part 6)," Biblical Chronology 6:8 (August 1994), §18 "The Years 2553 and 2554." (opens in a new tab)

Disagreements & open questions

  • Chronologies disagree Anno Mundi figures differ: AM 2552 (Ussher); AM 2553 (Jordan).

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