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Moses
Moses is the most important prophet in Judaism and is also important in Christianity and Islam. Moses led the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt, miraculously crossing a divided Red Sea. At Mount Sinai he received the Ten Commandments. He led the Israelites through 40 years of desert wandering and finally to the Promised Land. He died there, within sight of his goal, at the age of 120.
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How long would it took Moses to cross the desert if they did not wander?
A small band of fit men could walk from the Red Sea to the southern edge of what would become Judah in a few days at most, as long as they had food and water, and they followed the North Star and other signs for direction.
However, the biblical Exodus could not have been a small band of fit men. The Bible says there were 600,000 fighting men, which means there would have been at least 2.5 million people, including the very young and elderly, sick and injured people and women in the final stages of pregnancy. There are said to have been livestock and, presumably, wagons and other goods to slow them down. If the Exodus from Egypt really occurred as described in the Bible, the last of the people could have been crossing the Red Sea a month after the vanguard began its crossing. And every day, there would be births and burials to further slow progress. If such an enterprise were possible in ancient times, it must take probably at least two months from the time the first Israelites croseed the Red Sea until the last Israelites reached the Promised Land, by the shortest and quickest route. Meanwhile the blundering Egyptians managed to lose an entire army without the reported death of a single Israelite.
What leader of the Exodus do Jews believe wrote the Torah?
On the human level, there was only one 'leader of the Exodus', namely Moses. Concerning the question of what Jews believe, that's a matter if individual education and understanding. It's a difficult task to name one thing that all Jews believe.
Answer:Moses, who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12), also received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12) and wrote it (Deuteronomy 31:24).How many books did Moses write?
Tradition says that Moses wrote 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
However, there is no claim as to authorship made within the books themselves. Modern scholars who support the Sources Theory say that the Pentateuch had several authors and was only written during the first millennium BCE, a view that is also accepted by some Christians. After all, a late date for the Pentateuch does not undermine the message of the Bible.
A:Traditionally, Moses is thought to have written the first five books of the Old Testament, known to Christians as the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy).However, it is the strong consensus of biblical scholars that Moses did not write any of the Old Testament, and that the scriptures only began to be written many centuries after the time attributed to Moses. On this evidence, Moses did not write any books.
because he was serving God while recieving the Law. like Jesus, moses' food at that time was probably "to do the will of the one who sent [him] (John 4:34.)" so moses could go eighty days while recieving God's Word. as it is written "man does not live on bread alone, but every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD." (Deuteronomy 8: 3)
How old was Moses when he died?
He was exactly 800 years old when he died. I'm serious.
After that, God said he wouldn't let anyone live over, like, 130.
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Was Moses common name for Jewish people?
Today it is common name but it was a Egyptian word given by the daughter of the Pharaoh who found him in the water.
When did Moses receive the rewritten commandments?
On Yom Kippur, the tenth of Tishrei (early autumn), in 1312 BCE, about one-half year after the Exodus, and three months after God had spoken the Ten Commandments.
Yes he was at the begining, but after that, he became a leader. However, he is the kind that complains to God all the time.
Why did Moses wear a veil in the Bible?
Moses wore a veil after he came down from talking with God on Mount Sinai because his face was glowing from having been so close to God's glory. The people were disturbed by his glowing face and asked him to wear a veil until the glow faded. You can read about it in Exodus 34:29-35.
The Jews did like Moses, and they still do. Moses gave them freedom. If he hadn't done anything, Israel would probably still be under captivity and may not have had the freedom they have now.
Did God live in Moses tabernacle?
In the biblical narrative, God did not literally "live" in Moses' tabernacle, but His presence was believed to dwell there in a special way. The tabernacle, also known as the Tent of Meeting, was constructed according to divine instructions and served as a sacred space where God would meet with Moses and the Israelites. The presence of God was manifested through the Shekinah, often represented by a cloud or fire, symbolizing His holiness and guidance. Thus, while God’s presence was associated with the tabernacle, it was not confined to it in a physical sense.
Why did Moses make a serpent in the desert?
God told Moses (Numbers ch.21) to make the image of a serpent. This was to remind those who complained about the journey or about the food (ibid.), that they were in effect badmouthing God (the snake is a symbol of slander).
BTW, it's wilderness, not desert.
The baby Moses was rescued by the Pharaohs daughter, as she came for a bath in the river, Moses means taken from the river.
What did Moses contribute to Judaism after his meeting with God on Mount Sinai?
From that meeting, Moses brought down the 10 commandments from God. Of course he saw the Jews worshipping false idols (the Golden Calf) and he smashed the first set in a rage, but that's a different story.
Answer:
Moses brought down the Two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments inscribed on them by God (Exodus 31:18).
After that, he taught them the entire Torah during the duration of their forty years in the wilderness. He wrote the complete Torah-scroll shortly before he died (Deuteronomy 31:24).
Until almost the middle of the first millennium BCE, the Persians were wild mountain tribesmen who had little contact with the outside world, lived far from Egypt and would have been ill-suited to Egyptian life. Whoever Moses was, he could not have been a Persian. The name 'Moses' seems to be of Egyptian origin, but that does not mean either that he was Egyptian or that he ever lived in Egypt. It could equally mean that the story of Moses had some origins in earlier Egyptian legends.
Did Moses have suicide thoughts?
Moses offered to die on behalf of the wicked Israelites. This was a form of substitution, not suicide, although he was undoubtedly grieved at their sin. Certainly on a number of occasions Moses got frustrated, even angry at the Israelites, due to their wrong attitudes. It is doubtful that he sought this means of escape, although he certainly complained to God about them.
How many Egyptians were living in Egypt at the time of Moses?
Scholars say that at the time the Bible says that Moses led around two and a half million people out of Egypt, the total population of Egypt had been only three and a half million people. If the story of the Exodus is assumed to be based on fact, this would presumably leave about 1 million Egyptians, although there is nothing in the Egyptian records to suggest a significant population shift in the latter part of the second millennium BCE.
Who did Moses marry that angered both Aron Miriam?
Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. Numbers 12:1
In the Bible what was Moses affliction?
Moses had a speech disability. In Exodus 4:11, Moses is talking to God and trying to come up with a good excuse as to why he cannot lead the Israelites out of captivity. His excuse in this verse is "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."
How does Moses anger God at Kadesh?
by taking a census. God told him to fight an enemy and that he would win with God's help, but, lacking faith, Moses wanted a count of men (soldiers) so that he would feel more confident in the power of the men than in the power of God.
What was Moses before he became a Christian?
Moses was not a Christian, he lived before the time of Christ. Moses was a Jew.
What job did Moses do for his father in law?
Exodus 3:1 - Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. [NKJV]
