There was an incident involving Miriam bat Baitus, the

Midrash Rabbah Eikhah Rabbah 1:49

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 8, 2025

There was an incident involving Miriam bat Baitus, the baker, who was taken captive and redeemed in Akko. They purchased a mantle for her.180The local Jewish community ransomed her from captivity and bought her a garment. She went to wash it in the sea and a wave came and swept it away. They purchased her another. She went to wash it in the sea and a wave came and swept it away. They sought to purchase her another. She said to them: ‘Allow the Collector to collect His debt.’ Since she accepted her judgment, the Holy One blessed be He motioned to the sea and it produced her garments for her.

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