How many baby boys were killed when Pharaoh was trying to kill baby Moses?

Answer 1

Egypt occupies a very large territory and any instruction to kill Hebrew babies would have to have been put in writing and distributed throughout the land, but no such written instruction has ever actually been found in Egypt, and in fact there is no record that even hints of the presence of the Israelites there, so we must rely on the biblical account. The Bible says that the pharaoh ordered all the new-born Israelite boys to be cast into the river.

Since Moses lived to be 120 years old, he must have already been 80 years old when he led the Israelites out of Egypt. And we know that the Bible attributes his survival to the pharaohs daughter. This passage implicitly assures us that, apart from Moses, there could scarcely have been any Israelite males under eighty years old, although other passages do seem to contradict this.

Answer 2

According to the Bible, Pharaoh ordered all male Hebrew babies to be killed when Moses was born. However, the specific number of male babies killed during this time is not provided in the biblical account.

Answer 3

The Bible is unclear as to how many Hebrew babies were killed, but it is likely hundreds if not thousands (because there were supposedly 1-2 million Hebrews in Egypt according to the narrative). However, we do know that the regulation was not in place for many years since both Aaron, Moses' elder brother, was not affected by the regulation.

Answer 4

Pharaoh was worried that one baby boy would one day take power in Egypt.

Answer 5

NO. The two mentioned in the account about Moses' birth, Puah and Shiphrah, respected God's word (Genesis 9:6) and allowed the children to live (Exodus 1:15-17).

Answer 6

600