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Moses means:

Moses 1 (משה) ( fl. c. 14th-13th centuries BCE), Hebrew prophet and lawgiver; brother of Aaron. According to the biblical account, he was born in Egypt and led the Israelites across the wilderness toward the Promised Land. During the journey, God handed him the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone (Exod.20 and 31:18).

Moses 2 Moses, Grandma(1860-1961), U.S. painter; full name Anna Mary Robertson Moses. She took up painting as a hobby when widowed in 1927 and produced more than a thousand paintings in a primitive style, mostly of rural life.

Moses 3 Moses, Edwin (Corley)(1955- ), U.S. track athlete. He won Olympic gold medals for the 400-meter hurdles in 1976 and 1984. He also set successive world records in the event throughout these years.

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The etymology of Moses' name (Moshe in Hebrew) is given in Exodus ch.2. It stems from the word masha, to draw out from, since Pharaoh's daughter pulled (drew) him out of the water (ibid).

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