Jewish Perspectives Moses Dialogue Education THIS CD HAS

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Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed.

Moses The existence of Moses as well as the veracity of the Exodus story is disputed amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists, with experts in the field of biblical criticism citing logical inconsistencies, new archaeological evidence, historical evidence, and related origin myths in Canaanite culture.

Moses Rabbinical Judaism calculated a lifespan of Moses corresponding to 1391– 1271 BCE.

Moses Birth The biblical text explains the name Mošeh משה as a derivation of the root mšh " משה to draw", in Exodus 2: 10.

Moses In the Hebrew Bible, the narratives of Moses are in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Moses According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people, the Children of Israel, were increasing in number and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might help Egypt's enemies.

Moses The Egyptian Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children born be killed by drowning in the river Nile.

Moses Rather than deliver him to be killed Moses mother, Jochebed set him adrift on the Nile River in a small craft of bulrushes coated in pitch.

Moses Shepherd in Midian After Moses had reached adulthood, he went to see how his brethren were faring.

Moses Egypt: the Plagues and the Exodus God commanded Moses to go to Egypt and deliver his fellow Hebrews from bondage.

Moses The crossing of the Red Sea Moses then led his people eastward, beginning the long journey to Canaan.

Moses The crossing of the Red Sea The people then continued to Marsa marching for three days along the wilderness of the Shur without finding water.

Moses The crossing of the Red Sea From there they reached the plain of Rephidim, completing the crossing of the Red Sea.

Moses Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments According to the Bible, after crossing the Red Sea and leading the Israelites towards the desert, Moses was summoned by God to Mount Sinai.

Moses Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments Moses stayed on the mountain for 40 days and nights, a period in which he received the Ten Commandments directly from God.

Moses Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments In Jewish tradition, Moses is referred to as "The Lawgiver" for this singular achievement of delivering the Ten Commandments.

Moses The years in the wilderness When the people arrived at Marah, the water was bitter, causing the people to murmur against Moses.

Moses The years in the wilderness Amalekites arrived and attacked the Israelites.

Moses The years in the wilderness Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came to see Moses and brought Moses' wife and two sons with him.

Moses The years in the wilderness When the Israelites came to Sinai, they pitched camp near the mountain.

Moses The years in the wilderness After Moses had persuaded the Lord not to destroy the people of Israel, he went down from the mountain and was met by Joshua.

Moses The years in the wilderness Following this, according to the last chapters of Exodus, the Tabernacle was constructed.

Moses The years in the wilderness The people left Hazeroth and pitched camp in the wilderness of Paran

Moses The years in the wilderness The Tribe of Reuben, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and 250 Israelite princes accused Moses and Aaron of raising themselves over the rest of the people.

Moses The years in the wilderness After more complaints from the Israelites, Moses struck the stone twice, and water gushed forth.

Moses The years in the wilderness Now ready to enter Canaan, the Israelites abandon the idea of attacking the Canaanites head-on in Hebron, a city in the southern part of Canaan.

Moses The years in the wilderness Balak, king of Moab, having heard of the Israelites' conquests, fears that his territory might be next.

Moses The years in the wilderness Balak meets with Balaam at Kirjath-huzoth, and they go to the high places of Baal, and offer sacrifices at seven altars, leading to Balaam being given a prophecy by God, which Balaam relates to Balak.

Moses The years in the wilderness God then commanded Moses to kill and hang the heads of everyone that had engaged in idolatry, and Moses ordered the judges to carry out the mass execution.

Moses appointed Joshua, son of Nun, to succeed him as the leader of the Israelites.

Moses went up Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah, looked over the promised land of Israel spread out before him, and died, at the age of one hundred and twenty, according to Talmudic legend on 7 Adar, his 120 th birthday exactly.

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