E.+Moses



Moses’s entire life story is written in the Biblical book of Exodus. Though this book does not specifically say the exact year, Moses was estimated to have been born in 1393 BC in Egypt to his mother Jochebed. Since all new Hebrew males were to be killed as an order of the Egyptian Pharoah, his mother sent baby Moses in a basket and sent him down the Nile River putting him only under God’s protection. Moses was miraculously found by the Pharoah’s daughter Thermuthis as she was bathing in the Nile. She took care of Moses and had Jocebed nurse Moses, though Thermuthis didn’t know Moses was her actual child. Moses grew up as an Egyptian prince, but after he murdered an Egyptian for killing a Hebrew, he fled to Midian to escape his death. In Midian, Moses would meet and marry his wife Zipporah and also come across the famous burning bush through which God spoke to Moses (Famous People: Moses). God told Moses that he had been chosen to lead the slaves of Israel out of Egypt and declare the unity of God to his people.

Moses needed help fulfilling these tasks as he was very shy and unconfident. He found his help in the form of his more talkative brother Aaron. Moses tried to persuade the Pharoah of Egypt that God had demanded that he free the Hebrews, but the Pharaoh did not obey. Therefore, Moses produced the nine plagues upon Egypt that included water turned into blood, frogs, gnats, flies, cattle diseases, boils, hail, locusts and darkness. After the Pharaoh still refused, God sent the Angel of Death and killed all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians (this would be later known as the Passover). The Pharaoh finally gave the Hebrews the permission to leave Egypt and all of these slaves followed their new leader Moses. Through their travels to the Promised Land, Moses would receive the tablets with the legendary Ten Commandments, part the Red Sea, and overcome many obstacles with the power of God on his side. After 40 years, Moses led the Hebrews just outside of the Promised Land of Canaan. He died at the age of 120 in the land of Moab leaving his legacy of leading God’s people out of Egyptian slavery and becoming the father of the three huge religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Encyclopedia of World Biography: Moses).