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According to The Bible, Moses, after killing an Egyptian, fled to the land of Midian in the desert area above the great Rift Valley, east of the Gulf of Aqaba in north-western Arabia. Medieval Arab geographers still referred to this region as the land of Midian; today it is known as the Hijaz. There Moses married the daughter of the Midianite priest Jethro. During this initial episode in Midian, Moses experienced the theophany of Yahweh in the thornbush, which was blazing but was not consumed (Exod. 3:1-4:17).
After the Exodus from Egypt, Moses returned with his followers to the same 'mountain of God' in Midian, where he received the Ten commandments and sealed the covenant between God and his people. Moses' father-in-law, the priest of Midian, counselled him about implementing an effective judicial system among the Israelites, apparently based on one already in use among the Midianites (Exod. 18.13-27).
On the other hand, the near-consensus of scholars is that there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible, but many believe that the frequent generally favourable references to Midian, here and elsewhere, point to a folk memory of the origins of belief in the God the Hebrews called YHWH (Yahweh). There is evidence that the god of the Midianites was a storm god they knew as YHW, and this god might have been the forerunner of the Hebrew God, YHWH. Research suggests that someone, not necessarily called Moses, or perhaps a small group of escaping slaves could have taken word of the Midianite god to the Israelites, where he was adopted as a Hebrew God. On this view, the Exodus is an epic elaboration of that folk memory.
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∙ 13y agoThe job moses did in the land of Median, was to look after Jethro flock.
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∙ 11y agoJethro his father in-law employed moses in Midian. His occupation wastending for his flock of sheep
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When Moses fled Egypt where did he live?
Moses fled to the land of Midian which was in the northwest Arabian Peninsula. This account is found in the Bible in the book of Exodus.Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.
What family was moses married into?
Moses married a daughter of Yitro, who was a priest in Midian.
How old was Moses when he went to Midian?
He was 40 years of age when he went to Midian. (He was 80 when he left Midian to go to Egypt and confront Pharaoh).
Where did Moses stay when he was exiled from Egypt?
MidianGenesis 2:15 Moses fled to Midian after killing a man for beating a Hebrew slave in Egypt.
Where in the bible is Midian?
There is never an exact mention of where Midian is, but it is in the wilderness not far from Ancient Egypt. Most likely, given the fact that Jethro returned to Moses after Moses crossed the Red Sea, Midian would have been in the Sinai Peninsula.
Where did Moses go and hid himself?
According to the Bible, after Moses killed an Egyptian and fled Egypt, he went to the land of Midian and settled there. He hid himself among the people of Midian and eventually married the daughter of a Midianite priest.
Where did Moses's father in law live?
Moses father in law Jethro lived in Midian , he was a priest.
Did Moses have a concubine?
He had only one, Moses was married to a woman from the land of Midian named Zipporah.
Land where Moses lived as a shepherd?
midian..with priest jethro
How far did Moses travel from Egypt to midian?
The bible does not give the details on how far Moses travelled from Egypt to Midian. However, scholars estimate that the distance could be approximately 6,680 miles.
Where was Moses' wife from?
MidianAdditionallyShe and her family lived in Midian but she is described as an Cushite or Ethiopian woman in Numbers 12:1.
How many years did Moses spend in Midian tending sheeps?
40 years
