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First named in Scripture at Exodus 15:20 — read the chapter.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 2:4-10; 1 Chronicles 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called “the prophetess” (Exodus 15:20). She took the lead in the song of triumph after the passage of the Red Sea. She died at Kadesh during the second encampment at that place, toward the close of the wanderings in the wilderness, and was buried there (Numbers 20:1). (See AARON; MOSES.) (2.) 1 Chronicles 4:17, one of the descendants of Judah.

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