Miriam Prophesies That Her Mother Will Bear Israel's Savior

It is written, "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took" (Exodus 15:20) - and not "the sister of Moses." This teaches that she was prophesying while she was still only the sister of Aaron, and she said: My mother is destined to bear a son who will save Israel. At the hour Moses was born, the whole house was filled with light. Her father arose and kissed her on her head; he said to her, My daughter, your prophecy has been fulfilled. But when they cast him into the river, [her father arose] and tapped her on her head and said to her, Where now is your prophecy? This is the meaning of what is written, "And his sister stood at a distance" (Exodus 2:4) - to know what would be the end of her prophecy.