Jochebed

Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam

A written article for Jochebed is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jochebed appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Jochebed
    1491 BC to 1452 BC

Original word

  • יוֹכֶבֶד jochebed
    H3115
Relationships
Father: Levi Son: Aaron Daughter: Miriam Son: Moses Husband: Amram Brother: Gershon Brother: Kohath Brother: Merari Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
“Jochebed.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Jochebed appears in Scripture

Exodus 6

וַיִּקַּח עַמְרָם אֶת-יוֹכֶבֶד דֹּֽדָתוֹ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶֽת-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת-מֹשֶׁה וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי עַמְרָם שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָֽה׃
20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

Numbers 26

וְשֵׁם׀ אֵשֶׁת עַמְרָם יוֹכֶבֶד בַּת-לֵוִי אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה אֹתָהּ לְלֵוִי בְּמִצְרָיִם וַתֵּלֶד לְעַמְרָם אֶֽת-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת-מֹשֶׁה וְאֵת מִרְיָם אֲחֹתָֽם׃
59
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.