Moses
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Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
Aliases (7)
- Moshe ×8
- Prophet Musa ×5
- Prophet Musa (Moses) ×3
- Moshe Rabbenu ×1
- Musa (Moses) ×1
- Prophet Moses ×1
- Theodore Roberts as Moses ×1
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Torah figure
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biblical figure → founder figure → prophet → religious leader → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Exodus
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Parting of the Sea of Reeds → Revelation at Mount Sinai → Ten Plagues of Egypt → |
| associatedWithPeople |
Aaron
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Jethro → Joshua → Korah → Miriam → Pharaoh → Zipporah → |
| associatedWithPlace |
Egypt
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Land of Goshen → Midian → Mount Sinai → Plains of Moab → Wilderness of Sinai → |
| attributedAuthorship |
Book of Deuteronomy
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Book of Exodus → Book of Leviticus → Book of Numbers → Pentateuch → Psalm 90 → Torah → |
| birthContext |
born under Pharaoh’s decree to kill Hebrew male infants
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| burialTradition |
buried by God in an unknown grave
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| covenantRole |
mediator of the Sinai covenant
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| deathPlaceTradition |
Mount Nebo
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land of Moab → |
| earlyLifeEvent |
placed in a basket on the Nile
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raised in Pharaoh’s household → |
| familyRelation |
brother of Aaron
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brother of Miriam → husband of Zipporah → |
| honorificTitle |
Moshe Rabbenu
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our teacher → |
| keyMiracle |
bringing water from a rock
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burning bush encounter → healing from bronze serpent → staff turning into a serpent → |
| knownFor |
confronting Pharaoh
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establishing Israelite law → guiding Israelites in the wilderness → leading the Exodus from Egypt → parting the Red Sea → receiving the Ten Commandments → receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai → |
| legalContribution |
establishment of ritual and civil laws for Israel
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promulgation of the Ten Commandments → |
| mentionedIn |
Hadith literature
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Hebrew Bible → Old Testament → Quran → Torah → |
| nameInHebrew |
Moshe
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| parentage |
son of Amram
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son of Jochebed → |
| primaryLanguageContext |
Biblical Hebrew
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| quranicName |
Musa
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| quranicStatus |
one of the most frequently mentioned prophets in the Quran
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Druze faith → Islam → Judaism → Samaritanism → |
| role |
lawgiver
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leader of the Israelites → mediator of the covenant → prophet of God → |
| scriptureRole |
central figure of the Book of Exodus
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major figure in the Book of Deuteronomy → major figure in the Book of Numbers → |
| symbolicRole |
model of prophetic leadership
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symbol of law and covenant → symbol of liberation → |
| tribalAffiliation |
Tribe of Levi
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| veneration |
revered as a prophet in Christianity
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revered as a prophet in Islam → revered as a prophet in Judaism → |