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The Scarlet Thread and The Golden Cord: Thirteen Women of the Hebrew Scriptures
Edgar G. Boevé
The writers of the Hebrew Scriptures give great attention to the women. They were totally involved in the lives of their men and are often the driving force of their lives together. These women were the mothers of the leaders of lsrael, God's chosen people. The scarlet thread defines the place of those women in the royal line of David. Other women were essential to saving the nation of Israel, therefore, the golden cord.
The intent of the thirteen fabric art works is to interpret the essential character of each woman who contributed to the royal line of the preservation of lsrael by texture, color and design through diverse fabrics gathered from around the world.
Miriam
Miriam is the sister of Moses and the one who protected him when his mother placed him in a basket in the Nile. (The "Nile" curves at the top.) She ultimately saves him when he was discovered and claimed by the Pharaoh's daughter by offering to take him to a wet-nurse. When given permission to do so she takes him to his mother.
Later, when the Israelites were leaving Egypt, she becomes a leader as the first woman with the title of Prophet. With Moses and Aaron (their brother), Miriam is given equal status leading the Israelites through the Red Sea to freedom from bondage in Egypt.
As the Israelites arrive in safety, she leads them in a great seven-day celebration of song and dance. This is the first Psalm recorded in scripture (Exodus 15: 19-21).
The Golden Cord swirls in dance and song as Israel celebrates its salvation.