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Miriam HaNeviah מרים הנביאה
Miriam the prophetess, sister of Moshe and Aharon, watched over Moshe at the river; in her merit the well accompanied the Jews in the desert.
Fix / add informationMiriam was the sister of Moshe and Aharon. When Moshe lay in the basket in the river, she stood at a distance to see what would happen to him (Shemos 2:4).
After the splitting of the sea the Torah calls her 'Miriam the prophetess' (15:20–21). Later she spoke about Moshe and was punished with tzaraas; the Jews waited for her seven days (Bamidbar 12). From this comes the command to remember 'what Hashem did to Miriam' (Devarim 24:9).
Miriam died at Kadesh (Bamidbar 20:1). Chazal say the well in the desert was in her merit (Taanis 9a).
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