person
Jókhebéd
also: Jochebed, Jókhebéd
Jochebed (Hungarian: Jókhebéd), Moses's birth-mother who placed the infant in a basket among the reeds; Madách combines her with the nurse-figure, giving her the secret of Moses's identity and the pivotal role of revealing it to him. She dies at the moment of the Exodus, blessing her two sons.
Reading notes
- Moses §1 Jókhebéd
In the Bible Jochebed is the birth-mother of Moses and Aaron; here Madách combines her with the nurse-figure: she placed the infant Moses in the basket among the reeds and was then hired as his nurse by the princess, giving her both roles simultaneously.
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Moses
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