She bare Miriam - Rather, “she conceived.” The mother is not mentioned, and it seems impossible to restore the original text with any certainty.
SDA Bible Commentary (limited)
Volume 1-7
17. Eshtemoa. This probably refers to the founder of the Judean mountain city of Eshtemoh (Joshua 15:50), now es-Semû‘, 8 mi. (12.6 km.) south of Hebron.