Moses holds the Tables of the Law, on which are Hebrew inscriptions of the Ten Commandments. He's venerated as a Jewish forefather -- but he was probably Egyptian, says scholar Joel Baden.
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Moses holds the Tables of the Law, on which are Hebrew inscriptions of the Ten Commandments. He's venerated as a Jewish forefather -- but he was probably Egyptian, says scholar Joel Baden.
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According to the Hebrew Bible, the pharaoh's daughter finds Moses in a cradle in the bulrushes, where he was hidden so the pharaoh wouldn't find him.
Five things you didn't know about Moses —
According to the Hebrew Bible, the pharaoh's daughter finds Moses in a cradle in the bulrushes, where he was hidden so the pharaoh wouldn't find him.
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Moses, Hebrew prophet of the Old Testament, is credited with writing the Torah, though some scholars don't think he did.
Five things you didn't know about Moses —
Moses, Hebrew prophet of the Old Testament, is credited with writing the Torah, though some scholars don't think he did.
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Moses, portrayed here by Charlton Heston in the movie "The Ten Commandments," wasn't anti-slavery, despite having led his people to freedom.
Five things you didn't know about Moses —
Moses, portrayed here by Charlton Heston in the movie "The Ten Commandments," wasn't anti-slavery, despite having led his people to freedom.
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Moses, here in Dreamworks' movie "The Prince of Egypt," had a black wife, a Cushite from what is now Ethiopia.
Five things you didn't know about Moses —
Moses, here in Dreamworks' movie "The Prince of Egypt," had a black wife, a Cushite from what is now Ethiopia.
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Moses, here portrayed by Heston, is known as the law-giver. But he never actually made any laws.
Five things you didn't know about Moses —
Moses, here portrayed by Heston, is known as the law-giver. But he never actually made any laws.
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