Category Archive: Bible - OT - Numbers



Miriam's leprosy - November 14, 2007
Jordan's reflections on "leprosy" help to explain why Miriam, and not Aaron, becomes leprous in Numbers 12. Jordan notes that the term for "plague" used in Leviticus 13 is actually "touch," and suggests that the leper is "touched" by Yahweh,...

Tale of Two Women - November 08, 2007
In Numbers 12, Miriam and Aaron object to Moses' Cushite wife. Miriam becomes leprous, is excluded from the camp, and restored on the eighth day. That is to say: The Messiah's Jewish sister objects to the Gentile bride, and is...

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