Miriam, as a prophete , no le than as the sister of Moses and Aaron, took the first rank among the women of Israel; and Aaron may be regarded as th…

And the people journeyed not ... — The law for the purification of the leper, as prescribed in Leviticus 14:1-57, had alr…

And Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days
And so in later times lepers dwelt alone, and in a separate house, as…

The cloud departed, and Miriam became leprous. When God goes, evil comes: expect no good when God departs. Her foul tongue, as Bishop Hall says, wa…