-------------------- To save her son's life, she waterproofed a basket and put the child in it. In the first place Jochebed hid her child for three months, but it was a difficult course to pursue. Genesis 46:15 states, “All the souls of his {Yaakov’s} sons and daughters were thirty-three.” However only thirty-two are listed. of Scripture. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Jochebed's name is given various allegorical interpretations;[12][13] the Leviticus Rabbah identifies her as the person named in the Book of Chronicles as Jehudijah,[14] by arguing that the name should be interpreted as meaning the Jewess, in reference to her founding the Jewish nation by disobeying the Pharaoh's order to dispose of the firstborn males. (Exd 2:6.). Pauline Epistles The total sum given by the Torah is seventy; but in their particular enumeration, we find only sixty nine! It was another provision from the hand of God. If you can straddle that line, if you can stand with one foot inside and the other foot outside, you can be both. Prophets Success required intellectual preparation. Miriam follows at a distance and sees the basket float near Pharaoh's daughter, who is bathing in the Nile. That bit of clay was hard at last. Prophets Is there so much of God in your life that it more than outweighs other influences which surround him? Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. God had His own plan for the future deliverance of Egypt. The children of Israel were still in Egypt, but they were no longer honoured by the Egyptians as the people of their great deliverer, Joseph. There is the answer to her prayers; there is the result of her watchfulness; there is the true correction of her own faults reproduced in her son. [22], Textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations, a hypothetical document originating from a similar religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source. To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. The abnormality in my spine turned out to be benign; I was able to have surgery and am cured. Who is missing? "And the maid went and called the child's mother." I wanted the fancy clothes. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. General Epistles This Woman is the most penetrating and living example of how Responsability is confered on a person, indeed a Woman, by G-d, to preside almost alone on the Greatest Prophet's Birth, Infancy and Safety. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three preselected TV programs during the week. Yocheved was the youngest member of the seventy souls who made up Jacob’s household. The sum of the souls of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt was seventy. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 20 March 2009. (Viewed on October 15, 2020) . Johannine Writings Fun online educational games and worksheets are provided free for each Bible story. I came again when years were gone. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy ), says that he was "fair unto God;" Paul speaks of him as "a proper child" (Heb 11:23. The story of Jochebed is thought to be described in the Book of Exodus (2:1–10) - although she is not explicitly named here. (Exd 1:17. Historical Books Major Prophets Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. [29] The significance of this comparison is understood to spring from the affinity of Arabic folklore for Hebrew traditions.[29]. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. I molded with my power and art A young child's soft and yielding heart. She could have whined and complained about the difficulty of life's circumstances but she did not. But these women "feared" God, and they "saved the men children alive."