Jochebed
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On the surface, this river bed scene is an update of that Old Testament story in which Jochebed, the mother of Moses, placed him in the Nile River to protect him from being killed.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020
He it was that Jochebed with loving hands had laid in the bulrushes when 120 years ago Pharaoh had persecuted them.
From The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods by Tidwell, Josiah Blake
Taking Miriam with her, Jochebed, the Hebrew mother, stole out of her hut, carrying a little black basket shaped like a boat, with something asleep in it, hidden under her wide blue cloak.
From Children of the Old Testament by Anonymous
The indelible impress she left upon him was like to that given by Jochebed to her son Moses.
From Trail Tales by Gillilan, James David
Jochebed Away, rejected of men, Scorn of the just, Away from the house.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
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