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NASB | Numbers 12:1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 12:1 Now Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); |
Bible Question: The Bible says that Moses married an Etheopian. Was she Black? |
Bible Answer: "Whether she was of darker skin than the Hebrews would be hard to say, since the Bible gives no further detail." ____________________ Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite[3] woman he had married (for he had married an Ethiopian woman). Numbers 12:1 The NET Bible (New English Translation) [3]translators' note. 'The Hebrew text has hakkushit (“the Cushite”) as the modifier of “woman.” The Greek text interpreted this correctly as “Ethiopian.” The word Cush in the Bible can describe the Cassites, east of Babylon of the later period (Gen 10:18), or Ethiopia (Isa 20:3; Nah 3:5; et al). Another suggestion is that it would refer to Cushan of Hab 3:7, perhaps close to Midian, and so the area [where] Moses had been. This would suggest it could be Zipporah – but the Bible does not identify the Cushite as Zipporah. 'The most natural understanding would be that it refers to an Egyptian/Ethiopian woman. The text does not say when Moses married this woman, or what Miriam’s problem with her was. It is clear that it was a racial issue, by virtue of the use of “Cushite.” Whether she was of darker skin than the Hebrews would be hard to say, since the Bible gives no further detail. Neither does it say if this is a second wife, or a woman Moses married since Zipporah went home (Exod 18:2). These do not seem to be the issues the text wishes to elaborate on; it is simply stating that this woman was the occasion for a deeper challenge.' ____________________ www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm |
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