Bible Encyclopedia: Jochebed

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JOCHEBED

jok'-e-bed (yokhebhedh, "Yahweh is glory"): Daughter of Levi, wife of Amram and mother of Moses (Exodus 6:20 Numbers 26:59). According to Exodus 6:20, she was a sister of Kohath, Amram's father.

Greek

2. Aaron -- Aaron, the brother of Moses
... Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Aaron Phonetic Spelling: (ah-ar-ohn') Short
Definition: Aaron Definition: Aaron, son of Amram and Jochebed, brother of Moses ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3115. Yokebed -- "the LORD is glory," mother of Moses
... Yokebed. 3116 . "the LORD is glory," mother of Moses. Transliteration: Yokebed
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-keh'-bed) Short Definition: Jochebed. ... Jochebed. ...
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Library

The Finding of Moses
... Jochebed, the poor mother, held her baby closer in her arms. ... So Jochebed thought
of a plan, and prayed to God that He would help her to carry it out. ...
/.../steedman/the babe in the bulrushes/the finding of moses.htm

The Ark among the Flags
... narrative are anonymous. We know that the names of 'the man of the house
of Levi' and his wife were Amram and Jochebed. Miriam was ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the ark among the flags.htm

The Cradle that was Rocked by a River.
... save alive. There was a man named Amrom, who, with his wife Jochebed,
had a beautiful little boy whom they tenderly loved. They ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter ix the cradle that.htm

The Child Moses.
... Now, Jochebed, one of those Hebrew mothers, lived in the city of the great king,
so close to the side of the blue Nile that the white walls of the royal palace ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the child moses.htm

The Faith of Moses.
... The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews must admit that Jochebed's faith
was unauthorised. But does not faith always begin in folly? ...
/.../the expositors bible the epistle to the hebrews/chapter xii the faith of.htm

The Testament of Levi Concerning the Priesthood and Arrogance.
... also died. And Jochebed was born in my sixty-fourth year, in Egypt, for
I was renowned then in the midst of my brethren. 12. And ...
/.../iii the testament of levi concerning.htm

How Moses Ascended up to Mount Sinai, and Received Laws from God ...
... them to me for our common advantage; for it is not to be supposed that the author
of these institutions is barely Moses, the son of Amram and Jochebed, but He ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how moses ascended.htm

Concerning the Afflictions that Befell the Hebrews in Egypt ...
... the world. 4. When the vision had informed him of these things, Amram awaked
and told it to Jochebed who was his wife. And now the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 concerning the afflictions.htm

From Kadesh to the Death of Moses.
... on him. He it was that Jochebed with loving hands had laid in the bulrushes
when 120 years ago Pharaoh had persecuted them. He was ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter vii from kadesh to.htm

A Wise Desire
... And who will deny that it was a providence that she should say, "Go and fetch me
a woman to nurse this child," and his mother, Jochebed, should come to nurse ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/a wise desire.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Jochebed

glorious; honorable

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jochebed

(whose glory is Jehovah), the wife and at the same time the aunt of Amram and the mother of Moses and Aaron. (Exodus 2:1; 6:20; Numbers 26:59)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Jochebed

Wife of Amram, and mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, Numbers 26:59. She was a daughter of Levi, and her husband's aunt, Exodus 6:20, though such marriages were afterwards prohibited, Le 18:12.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehovah is her glory, the wife of Amram, and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses (Numbers 26:59). She is spoken of as the sister of Kohath, Amram's father (Exodus 6:20; Comp. 16, 18; 2:1-10).

Thesaurus

Jochebed (2 Occurrences)
...JOCHEBED. jok'-e-bed (yokhebhedh, "Yahweh is glory"): Daughter of Levi, wife of
Amram and mother of Moses (Exodus 6:20 Numbers 26:59). ...Jochebed (2 Occurrences). ...
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Amram (14 Occurrences)
... Levi. He married Jochebed, "his father's sister," and was the father of
Aaron, Miriam, and Moses (Exodus 6:18, 20; Numbers 3:19). ...
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Joch'ebed (2 Occurrences)
Joch'ebed. Jochebed, Joch'ebed. Jod . ... Exodus 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed
his father's sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. ...
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Miriam (13 Occurrences)
... am (miryam; Septuagint and the New Testament Mariam; English Versions of the Bible
of the New Testament "Mary"): (1) Daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and sister ...
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Amram's (2 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:20 And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave
birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and ...
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Moses (9295 Occurrences)
... which this cruel edict of the king brought great alarm was that of Amram, of the
family of the Kohathites (Exodus 6:16-20), who with his wife Jochebed and two ...
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Job's (11 Occurrences)

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Aaron (343 Occurrences)
... The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Exodus 6:20). ... His mother's
name was Jochebed, who was also of the Levitical family (Exodus 6:20). ...
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Beareth (108 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:20 And Amram taketh Jochebed his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth
to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram 'are' a ...
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Sister (113 Occurrences)
... Exodus 6:20 Amram took Jochebed his father's sister to himself as wife; and she
bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and ...
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Bible Concordance

Jochebed (2 Occurrences)

Exodus 6:20 Amram took Jochebed his father's sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 26:59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Jochebed

Jochebed: Mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses

Jochebed: Nurses Moses when he is Adopted by Pharaoh's Daughter

Related Terms

Amram (14 Occurrences)

Joch'ebed (2 Occurrences)

Miriam (13 Occurrences)

Amram's (2 Occurrences)

Moses (9295 Occurrences)

Job's (11 Occurrences)

Aaron (343 Occurrences)