Bible Verses About Jochebed

A man from the family of Levi took a woman also descended from Levi as his wife.

When she conceived and had a son, upon seeing what a fine child he was, she hid him for three months.

When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket, coated it with clay and tar, put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the riverbank.

His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river while her maids-in-attendance walked along the riverside. Spotting the basket among the reeds, she sent her slave-girl to get it.

She opened it and looked inside, and there in front of her was a crying baby boy! Moved with pity, she said, "This must be one of the Hebrews'children."

At this point, his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Would you like me to go and find you one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"

Pharaoh's daughter answered, "Yes, go." So the girl went and called the baby's own mother.

Pharaoh's daughter told her, "Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will pay you for doing it." So the woman took the child and nursed it.