Jochebed and Amram

Jochebed and Amram parents of Moses Aaron and Miriam whose household preserved the infant Moses and whose faithfulness shaped the deliverer of Israel.

Exodus 2; Exodus 6

“Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and Amram fathered the leaders of Israel”

Jochebed

Jochebed mother of Moses who placed her infant in a basket on the Nile to save his life and whose faith and resourcefulness set the stage for the deliverer of Israel. Her maternal courage and trust in God are central to the Exodus narrative.

Exodus 2:1 to 10

“Jochebed placed the child in a basket among the reeds by the river bank”