Jochebed
♀Egyptian sojournLevi
Description
Daughter of Levi born to him in Egypt; sister and wife of Amram (her nephew). Mother of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Hid Moses in the basket on the Nile.
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Family tree
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Notes
Numbers 26:59 explicitly identifies Jochebed as 'a daughter of Levi born to Levi in Egypt' and as Amram's wife. Levitical incest restrictions of Lev 18 are later legislation; this union predates Sinai.