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Miriam and Aaron Criticize Moses

12 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses. They criticized him because he married an Ethiopian[a] woman. They said to themselves, “Moses is not the only one the Lord has used to speak to the people. He has also spoken through us!”

The Lord heard this. (Moses was a very humble man. He was more humble than any other man on earth.)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 12:1 Ethiopian Or “Cushite,” a person from Ethiopia, in Africa.

Aaron and Miriam Rebel

12 Miriam and Aaron rebelled against Moses on account of the Cushite woman that he had married. They asked, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”

But the Lord heard it.

Now the man Moses was very humble—more than any person on earth.

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