Moses' Kushite wife

PROF. SIDNIE WHITE CRAWFORD: Moses’ Black-Skinned Wife: What Does the Torah Think of Her? (TheTorah.com).

Miriam and Aaron speak negatively about Moses for marrying a Kushite woman. Does their issue have to do with her skin color? Miriam’s punishment may hold the key.

For more on Cushites (Kushites) in the Bible, see here and here.

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