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search Miriam the prophetess  Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם,
Modern Miryam Tiberian Miryām ; Arabic: مريم (Maryam); see
Miriam (given name)) was the sister of Moses and Aaron, and the
daughter of Amram and Yocheved. She appears first in the Book of
Exodus in the Hebrew Bible.  Biblical account[edit]  Miriam
watching over the infant Moses  At her mother Yocheved's
request, Miriam hid her baby brother Moses by the side of a
river to evade the Pharaoh’s order that newborn Hebrew boys be
killed. She watched as the Pharaoh’s daughter discovered the
infant and decided to adopt him. Miriam then suggested that the
princess take on a nurse for the child, and suggested Yocheved;
as a result, Moses was raised to be familiar with his background
as a Hebrew. (Exodus 2:1-10)  Miriam was a prophetess who sung a
brief victory song after Pharaoh’s army was drowned in the Red
Sea (Exodus 15:20-21). [1]  “Sing to the Lord, for he has
triumphed gloriously; Horse and rider he h