Why did Moses have to go to Midian?

Answer 1

He was returning them to their home, temporarily. Rashi (Torah commentator) quotes the Sages' midrash, that since the Jews at that point were still in slavery, he didn't want his wife and sons to be subjected to that.

Answer 2

11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. 12 Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?" 14 The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "What I did must have become known." 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.

Answer 3

When Moses saw an Egyptian man attacking a Hebrew man, one of his people, he killed the Egyptian and concealed the body in the sand. This was known to others. When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses, and Moses was afraid, So he fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian.

Answer 4

So that she should not be enslaved with everyone else.

Answer 5

He fled from Pharaoh, who sought to kill him (Exodus ch.2).

Answer 6

In order that they not be enslaved with the other Israelites.

Answer 7

Moses had recently killed an Egyptian taskmaster and was afraid of retribution.

Answer 8

It is not stated why they were sent back.

Answer 9

Because god told him to lead the people.

Answer 10

What Mount was the same as Horeb