Miriam Facts for 3-8 Year Olds

Miriam is the older sister of Aaron and Moses.
When Pharaoh’s daughter finds Moses in a basket, Miriam offers to find a Hebrew mother to nurse the baby for her.
Miriam takes Moses back to her mother.
After they leave Egypt, Miriam dances and leads a victory song known as the “Song of the Sea.”
Miriam is also called a Prophetess - someone through whom God speaks.
When she and Aaron grumble against Moses, she comes down with a case of leprosy.
Moses immediately pleads to God on her behalf; she is healed.
Josephus (historian) states that Miriam marries Hur, Moses’ close companion.
In other documents she is purported to be Hur’s mother and the wife of Caleb.
Her death is recorded in Numbers 20.
There is no specified time of mourning for Miriam.