Person

Jochebed

Name means
glorious; honorable
Belongs to
Tribe of Levi
Mentioned
2 verses · first in Exodus 6:20

Family

GrandparentsIsraelLeah
ParentsLevi
Jochebed married toAmram
Brothers & sistersGershonKohathMerari

About Jochebed

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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

On the timeline

  1. 1570 BCBirth of MosesExodus 2:1–10
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Every mention

Exodus 6:20
Numbers 26:59

People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.