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 Moses with the Ten Commandments by Philippe de Champaigne. | |
| Born | 13th century BCE, Ancient Egypt |
| Died | Mount Nebo, Moab |
| Nationality | Hebrew |
| Known for | Prophet |
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Moses (Mōše; Ancient Greek: Mωϋσῆς in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: موسىٰ, Mūsa) is a person in Abrahamic religions. He was a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet according to the Hebrew Bible. Generally, he is also seen as the author of the Torah. He is often called Moshe Rabbenu in Hebrew (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, Lit. "Moses our Teacher/Rabbi") and seen as the most important prophet in Judaism.[2][3] Christianity,[2] Islam,[4] the Bahá'í Faith,[5] and the Rastafari[2] also see him as an important prophet. Moses has also been an important symbol in American history, from the first settlers up until the present.[6]
According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people were increasing in number and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might help Egypt's enemies. Moses' Hebrew mother, Jochebed, hid him when the Pharaoh ordered all newborn Hebrew boys to be killed, and he ended up being adopted into the Egyptian royal family. After killing an Egyptian slave-master, Moses ran away to Midian where worked as a Shepherd for Jethro, a priest of Midian on the slopes of Mt. Horeb. After the Ten Plagues were unleashed on Egypt, Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, where they based themselves at Horeb and compassed the borders of Edom. It was at this time that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Despite living to the age of 120, Moses died before reaching the Land of Israel.
- ↑ Numbers 12:1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Deuteronomy 34:10
- ↑ Maimonides, 13 principles of faith, 7th principle
- ↑ 19:51
- ↑ Juan R.I. Cole (1998-07-10). "Baha'u'llah on the Life of Jesus". Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Feiler, Bruce. America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story, William Morrow (2009)