Jochebed
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| Hebrew / Greek | יוֹכֶ֫בֶד (H3115) |
|---|---|
| Description | Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness |
| Tribe or people | Tribe of Levi |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Exodus 6:20 |
Jochebed is a woman living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness, from the tribe of Levi. She is named in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Exodus 6:20.
Family
Verses
Exodus
- Exodus 6:20And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
Numbers
- Numbers 26:59And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
Notes
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