KJV ORIGINAL
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Ethiopian woman he had married—yes, he had married an Ethiopian woman.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that Moses' own sister and brother spoke against him because they disapproved of his marriage to a woman from Ethiopia.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Israel's wilderness journey after leaving Egypt. Miriam was Moses' sister and a prophetess, while Aaron was his brother and the high priest. The Ethiopian woman was likely Moses' second wife (his first wife Zipporah was from Midian), and their criticism may have reflected both personal jealousy of Moses' authority and racial prejudice against his foreign wife.
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