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  2. Sep 23, 2024 · Moses (flourished 14th–13th century bce) was a Hebrew prophet, teacher, and leader who, in the 13th century bce (before the Common Era, or bc), delivered his people from Egyptian slavery.

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  3. Moses, (flourished 14th–13th century bce), Prophet of Judaism. In the Judaic tradition, Moses is revered as the greatest prophet and teacher. According to the book of Exodus, he was born in Egypt to Hebrew parents, who set him afloat on the Nile in a reed basket to save him from an edict calling for the death of all newborn Hebrew males.

  4. Jul 6, 2009 · Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Holy Land that God had promised them. The escape of the Jews from Egypt is remembered by Jews every year in the festival of...

  5. Mar 5, 2024 · Moses is believed to have been born around the 14th to 13th century BCE, although the exact date is not known. The traditional date given for his birth is 1393 BCE, but this is based on various interpretations of biblical chronology.

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    May 8, 2018 · According to the Egyptian priest Manetho (third century), Moses was a rebellious priest of Heliopolis, called Osarsiph (cf. Chaeremon and Jos., Apion 1:32), who commanded the Jews to slaughter the sacred animals of Egypt, and established, with the aid of the Hyksos, a 13-year reign of cruelty over the Egyptians, until he was finally expelled by ...

  7. Sep 26, 2024 · Exodus, the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century bce, under the leadership of Moses; also, the Old Testament book of the same name.

  8. Feb 14, 2018 · Moses was born into the tribe of Levi to Amram and Yocheved during a period of Egyptian oppression against the Israelite nation in the second half of the 13th century BCE. He had an older sister, Miriam, and an older brother, Aharon (Aaron).