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Miriam as Prophet

In the Holy Bible , there were many people who were considered prophets From Abraham to Zechariah , numerous names have been given this title Most of the prophets in the Bible were men , but there were also a few women who were bestowed such label . One of those women was Miriam , the sister of Moses and Aaron . In the Bible , she was referred to as a prophetess . However , should she really be considered a prophet ? What makes Miriam a prophet ? This

research aims to investigate the reasons why Miriam should indeed be considered as a prophet

What is a prophet ? In the Bible , what do prophets do ? It is first necessary to define the meaning of the word before one can assess whether or not Miriam should be given that title . God had prohibited paganism from Israel , and this prohibition meant that oracles were also banned (Calles . God does not approve of any kind of sorcery witchcraft or divinations . According to the Bible , Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord (The Devotional Study Bible Deuteronomy 18 :12 . Instead , God had provided his people an extraordinary blessing - prophecy (Calles

The biblical definition of word prophet ' goes beyond its accepted meaning . The general notion behind the word denotes a person with the gift of foretelling the future (Calles . However , the role of Hebrew prophet is not limited to this . In the Bible , the Lord said : I will raise up for...