2009-09-25T09:25:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/prophetess/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2012:1-16&version=NIV 2009-09-25T09:25:40-05:00 Miriam joins with her brother Aaron in this story to oppose Moses over his Cushite wife. After a confrontation, Miriam is punished with leprosy--but at Moses' request, God heals her after a week-long exile from the Israelite camp.