Kohath
A Levite. A son of
Levi. (6:16) He was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. He lived to
be 133. (6:18)
Korah
A Levite. A son of
Izhar (6:21) He was the father of Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. (6:24)
Korahites (also called Korhites)
A subdivision of the
Levites who were descendants of Korah. (6:24)
Korhites (also called Korahites)
A subdivision of the
Levites who were descendants of Korah. (6:24)
Levi
One of the twelve sons
of Jacob/Israel, and the head of one of the subdivisions of the Israelites. He relocated to Egypt
along with his brothers before the Book of Exodus takes place. (1:1-2) He had three sons-Gershom
(also called Gershon), Merari, and Kohath-and one daughter, Jochebed. Levi lived
to be 137. (6:16) His subdivision of the Israelites was called the Levites.
Levites
A subdivision of the
Israelites that is descended from Levi, one of Jacob/Israel's sons. (6:25) Moses and Aaron were Levites. (6:16-20)
After
Moses destroyed the Golden Calf, he asked "Who is on the Lord's side? Come to me." The Levites
came to him. They were made priests. Moses made them kill 3000 of the Israelites. (32:26-28)
Libni
A Levite. A son of
Gershom (Levi's son). (6:17)
Mahali (also called Mahli)
A Levite. A son of
Merari. (6:19)
Mahli (also called Mahali)
A Levite. A son of
Merari. (6:19)
Manna
The food eaten by the
Israelites in the desert.
They came to the
wilderness of Sin, near Mt. Sinai. They were hungry. God fed them by making
bread rain from the sky. This bread was called manna. They would have manna to
eat until they reach the boarder of Canaan.
God made
the manna rain from the sky in the morning, and the Israelites picked it up. Any
manna left over from a previous day would spoil and be full of worms. The only exception
was on the Sabbath Day. On the sixth day of the week, twice as much manna would fall. They would pick up
twice as much manna, and it would last throughout the Sabbath day. (chapter 16)
16:31 describes manna as like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like wafers
made with honey.
Mara
One of the places where
the Israelites stopped on the route of the Exodus. It was located in the desert
of Shur. Here the Israelites found bitter water. (15:23)
Massah and Meribah
A place in
Rephdum. It was there that the Israelites tempted God, saying "Is the Lord
with us or not?" (17:7)
Merari
A Levite. A son of
Levi. (6:16) The father of Mahali and Mushi. (6:19)
Meribah
See Massah and Meribah.
Midian
A country. Moses fled
to Midian after he was branded an outlaw. In Midian, he met seven women who were the
daughters of the priest of Midian.
They introduced him to their father, the priest of Midian. (There
is a discrepancy as to the name of the priest. In most passages, he is
called Jethro. But 2:18 gives his name as Reuel.) Moses lived in Midian
until God told him to return to Egypt. (chapters 2-4)
Migdol
A place in Egypt. It
was located near the place where the Israelites camped near the Red Sea. (14:2)
Miriam
The
sister of Moses and Aaron. A prophetess. She took part in the Israelites' song
to God, playing a timbrel (an ancient type of tambourine. (15:20-21)
(Although it is never stated, it is assumed that she was the older sister of
Moses who followed the basket with Moses in it down the Nile to the pharaoh's
daughter. (2:1-8) The name of the older sister who followed the basket was never
given. And it was never stated that Miriam was indeed the sister who followed
the basket. But it is also never stated that Moses and Aaron had more than one sister.)
Mishael
A Levite. A son of
Uzziel. (6:22)
Moab
A tribe that lives near
the land of Canaan. (15:15)
Moabites
The people of the
tribe of Moab. (15:15)
Moses
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Mushi
A Levite. A son of
Merari. (6:19)
Nadab
A child of Aaron by his
wife Elisheba. (6:23) He and his brother Abihu were permitted to accompany Aaron
and 70 of the elders of Israel to meet God on Mt. Sinai. (24:1,9-11) He and his
brothers were appointed to serve as priests with his father. (28:1,40-43)
Nahshon
A son of Aminidab.
The brother of Elisheba. (6:23)
Naphtali
One of the twelve
sons of Jacob/Israel, and the head of one of the subdivisions of the Israelites. He relocated to
Egypt along with his brothers before the Book of Exodus takes place. (1:1-4)
Nepheg
A Levite. A son of Izhar. (6:21)
Nun
The father of Joshua. (33:11)
Ohad
A son of Simeon. (6:18)
Oholiab (also called Aholiab)
A Danite. The son of Ahisamach. He was a craftsman appointed to aid Bezeleel in constructing the
tabernacle and its equipment. (31:1-7; 35:30-35; 38:23)