Jehovah is her glory, the wife of Amram, and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses (Num. 26:59). She is spoken of as the sister of Kohath, Amram’s father (Ex. 6:20; comp. 16, 18; 2:1-10).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Jochebed
Name meaning: glorious; honorable (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(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)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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