Exodus 2 and 6 · Numbers 26
The Family of Moses, Aaron and Miriam
Amram and Jochebed's children Aaron, Moses and Miriam, Moses' marriage to Zipporah and their sons, and Aaron's priestly sons.
Moses, Aaron and Miriam were the children of Amram and Jochebed, of the tribe of Levi through Kohath. Exodus 6:16–20Numbers 26:58–59
Moses married Zipporah, a daughter of the priest of Midian, and they had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. Aaron married Elisheba of the tribe of Judah, and his sons became priests. Exodus 2:21–22Exodus 18:2–4Exodus 6:23
The father of Zipporah is called Reuel and Jethro, and a Hobab is also linked to Moses by marriage; those identifications remain an open editorial question. Exodus 2:18Exodus 3:1Numbers 10:29
Family tree of Moses
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Moses — Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt, received the Law at Sinai and guided the people through the wilderness.
Parents
- Amram father Exodus 6:20Numbers 26:591 Chronicles 6:3
- Jochebed mother Exodus 6:20Numbers 26:59
- Pharaoh's daughter adopted him as her son Exodus 2:5–10Acts 7:21
"He became her son" (Exodus 2:10).
Spouses
- Zipporah wife Exodus 2:21Exodus 18:2
- The Cushite woman Moses married wife Interpretive Numbers 12:1
Numbers 12:1 says Moses had married a Cushite woman. Some identify her with Zipporah, others with a second wife; the text does not say.
Children
Brothers and sisters
- Aaron brother Exodus 4:14Exodus 6:20Exodus 7:7
- Miriam sister Numbers 26:59
Exodus 2:4-8 tells of Moses' sister watching over him; Numbers 26:59 names Miriam as the sister of Aaron and Moses.
Other relatives
- Jethro father-in-law Exodus 3:1Exodus 18:1
- Hobab in-law (exact relationship disputed) Disputed Numbers 10:29Judges 4:11
Numbers 10:29 calls Hobab the son of Reuel, Moses' father-in-law; Judges 4:11 calls Hobab Moses' brother-in-law (some translations: father-in-law).
Ancestors
- Kohath grandparent
- Levi grandparent
- Leah 1× great-grandparent
- Jacob 1× great-grandparent
- Laban 2× great-grandparent
- Isaac 2× great-grandparent
- Rebekah 2× great-grandparent
- Bethuel 3× great-grandparent
- Abraham 3× great-grandparent
- Sarah 3× great-grandparent
- Nahor 4× great-grandparent
- Milcah 4× great-grandparent
- Terah 4× great-grandparent
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Levi by descent through the recorded fathers (derived, not stated)
Office and succession (not family)
- Joshua followed in office — Leader of Israel Numbers 27:18–23Deuteronomy 34:9Joshua 1:1–2
Moses laid his hands on Joshua. Joshua was not Moses' son.
Descendants as recorded
Key passages
Exodus 2:1–22Exodus 6:16–25Exodus 18:1–6Numbers 3:1–4Numbers 26:57–611 Chronicles 6:1–3
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.