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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.

1,252 Questions

Why is moses an appropriate figure for a spiritual?

This is because Moses led the Israelites out of slavery and persecution in Egypt and brought them the 10 commandments from God.

Who was Moses' grandfather?

Levi son of Jacob (Exodus ch.6).

What was the name of the woman who found Moses?

Her name was Asis

A Bible perspective:As the question is categorized under "Old Testament," it should be noted that Scripture doesn't provide her name, identifying her only as "Pharaoh's daughter." The account is found in Exodus 2.

What happened to Moses when he returned to Egypt?

Gee I don't know. He was here a minute ago.

Answer According to Deuteronomy final Chapter

34:4 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham,

unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee

to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

34:5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according

to the word of the LORD.

Who does god say god is to moses?

Moses was regarded as a great prophet who led the people of Bani Israel (Israelites) from slavery and harsh life under the rule of Pharaoh. His brother Haroun also a prophet was his "Wazeer" (Arabic for Minister or secretary); both were sent to Pharaoh to accept the message of god. Prophet Moses was the only prophet that spoke directly to god, although he did not see god but vocally received direct guidance (divine revelation) from god. His miracles included white shining light when god commanded him to take his hand from his pocket, when god commanded him to release his cane it turned into a snake, the parting of the red sea so that his people including his brother may cross over and the Pharaoh along with his army drowned. The Qur'an mentions Moses more frequently than any other prophet.

Moses climbed which mountain?

Mount Sinai, where God gave the Law or Torah.

Mount Nebo, where he died.

Who Was Moses in judaism?

In Jewish history, Moses was the prophet whom God chose (Exodus ch.3) to lead the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus ch.12) and to receive the Ten Commandments on the two Stone Tablets from God's hand (Exodus 31:18).

How is the Bible related to the Jewish Torah?

Answer 1

All of the answer is in the Holy Qur'an:

Allah -the most magnificent- talked directly to the prophet (Moses) and imbued him with the Holy Torah for the people of the Covenant (the Sons of Israel), and Allah ordered them to take it seriously, but, after Moses' death, they changed many of its verses and added from their own many parts to the (previously) Holy Torah, (See the Holy Qur'an, Sura [Ma'eda No. 5, verse 41]).

Many years afterwards, Allah sent the prophet Eissa-known by Christians as Jesus-and sent him the Holy Bible, but the unbelievers-helped by the Jews- tried to kill him, but Allah (lifted) him up to the sky, to be re-landed again before the end of earth's life. Some of his followers worshiped him-instead of following his instructions to worship Allah-and said the God is of three elements, two of them are Jesus and his mother Mary, and rewrote the Bible, nearly totally, with horrible changes of the truth that Allah sent Jesus as a prophet, not a God, (See the Holy Qur'an, Sura [Nisa' No. 4, verses 157-159 and 171, and Tawba No. 10, verse 30]).

Then, 500 years later, Allah sent the last of prophets, Mohammad-peace be upon him- with the Qur'an and Allah said that he-the most magnificent- will keep Qur'an from any changes by himself. Muslims wrote Qur'an as taken from prophet Mohammad PBUH with no change of a letter. The Qur'an carries a totally comprehensive strategic system of life to the whole world, not confined to Arabs, the thing that led the whole world to fight Islam and Muslims, to keep living as they want, not as their Creator wants.

  • Answer 2
The Torah is a group of Hebrew (and a little Aramaic) holy writings that are the backbone of the Jewish faith. Christians call it the Old Testament and they add to it their New Testament to make their Bible. The Qur'an is not related to either of these holy books as it was written roughly 1900 years after the Torah and more than five hundred years after the Christian Bible. The Qur'an does mention Jesus and the Bible and Judaism but they are not associated with it in any other way.
  • Answer 3
There is no question that Islam was heavily influenced by Judaism's Torah and by Christianity. Very many concepts and quotes in the Qur'an (the book of Islam) are taken verbatim from the Torah, the Hebrew prophets, and Talmud narratives. The Talmud was already recorded in writing by no later than 500 CE, before the time of Muhammad, making it a simple matter to quote from it too.
Arthur Jeffery writes in "The Foreign Vocabulary of the Quran", in page 1 of the introduction:
"One of the distinct impressions gleaned from a first perusal of the Quran, is that of the amount of material which is borrowed from the religions that were active in Arabia at the time when the Quran was in process of formation. It is plain that Muhammad drew his inspiration not from the religious life and experiences of his own land and his own people, but from the great monotheistic religions which were pressing down into Arabia in his day."
Charles Torrey in "The Jewish Foundation of Islam", writes on page 43: "It was at home, not abroad, that the Muhammad received the Biblical and Haggadic narratives which occupy so large a part of the Koran."

How many generations from Moses to Jesus?

According to the Bible book of Matthew Jesus' lineage divided into three sections of 14 generations each. If you count the names you get 41 in all. From Abraham to David there are 14 names, then with David as the first name of the second section to Josiah, you get 14 names, and then you begin with Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, to Jesus as the last 14. Luke also recorded Jesus' ancestry. Other books such as Genesis, Ruth, and 1 Chronicles (written by Moses, Samuel, and Ezra, respectively) have recorded the geneology of Jesus and none of these list Moses as being a direct descendant of our Lord. Moses was the great-grandson of Levi of Israel, but Judah was the son of Jacob, or Israel, that got to be the direct descendant of Jesus, so Moses was not part of that, but he was related through the line of Jacob. I hope that helped.

What did God reveal to Moses at the Burning Bush?

Approaching the Burning Bush

Moses intially saw a bush on fire, but which was not reduced to ashes, so he decided to go closer for inspection. (cf. Ex 3:1-3)

As he approached, God asked him to remove his sandals since he was standing on holy ground (cf. Ex 3:5 and Joshua 5:15).

At the burning bush, God revealed both his plan for rescuing the Israelites from Egypt, and his own personal name. (cf. Boadt 1984, p. 166)

Dialogue Between God and Moses

After God calls Moses to work with Him, their dialogue follows the pattern of four excuse/response pairs:

God's call: Come, now! I will send you to Pharaoh to lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. Ex 3:10 NAB

Excuse 1: Moses worries he's not the right person for God's task. cf. Ex 3:11 NAB

Reply 1: God tells Moses I will be with you; cf. Ex 3:12a NAB

Excuse 2: Moses worries people will ask God's name. cf. Ex 3:13 NAB

Reply 2: God tells Moses his name: I AM WHO AM. Ex 3:14 NAB

Excuse 3: Moses worries people will not believe him. cf. Ex 4:1 NAB

Reply 3: God provides miracles as proof for Moses to work through his staff (e.g. becoming a serpent and then a staff again), and through his hand (becoming leprous and becoming healthy again). cf. Ex 4:2-9 NAB

Excuse 4: Moses worries because he is not a good speaker. cf. Ex 4:10

Reply 4: God tells Moses He will send Aaron to help him. cf. Ex 4:11-17

Throughout the dialogue, theologians have noted a pattern of timidness on the part of Moses, and reassurance on the part of God. One conclusion that has been frequently drawn is that rather than calling the strong and mighty to bring about His plan of salvation, God calls the lowly and the meek. (cf. Lk 1:48) An initial display of timidity is also a common theme later among the prophets when they receive their calls from God respectively. The pattern is reflected in the New Testament as well, for just as God called Moses despite his weakness and doubt, so too did Jesus call the disciples despite their weaknesses and doubts. (cf. Smith-Christopher 2005, p. 92)

I AM WHO AM

Theologians and philosophers have frequently pointed out that the name of God, I AM WHO AM, derives from the Hebrew verb hawah for "is." Scholars have thus often translated the name as "He who causes what is." (cf. Boadt 1984, p. 166) In this sense, God's very name indicates what he does and what he is:

a) what he does: He gives existence to all things (i.e. ex nihilo Deus creat), and

b) what he is: He himself is Subsistent Being, as scholars such as St. Thomas Aquinas point out; i.e. having existence is not properly predicated of God. Rather, God is the fulness of Existence, of Being Itself.

It is also worth noting that Jesus took this very name that was spoken by God to Moses at the burning bush and applies it to himself, thus unambiguously identifying himelf as God: So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old and you have seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM." So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. John 8:57-59 NAB

REFERENCES

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls, IA: World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991).

Boadt, L. Reading the Old Testament - An Introduction, (New York, NY/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1984).

Smith-Christopher, D. The Old Testament - Our Call to Faith & Justice, (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2005).

What are the basic commandments of Judaism?

1) Believe in God,

2) Don't worship idols or entities outside of God; don't create, bow to, or worship an image or statue,

3) Don't take God's name in vain,

4) Observe the Shabbat (Sabbath),

5) Honor your parents,

6) Don't murder,

7) Don't commit adultery,

8) Don't kidnap,

9) Don't testify as a false witness, and

10) Don't envy

  • Answer 2
All the hundreds of mitzvoth (commands), principles and beliefs of the Torah. Though it may have an associated culture and one or more associated languages, the traditional definition of Judaism is the observance of the Torah, which is why dictionaries define Judaism as "the religion of Moses." In this sense, the word "Torah" is meant in its wider meaning, which includes the Tanakh, the Talmud, and other classical Jewish texts.
The philosophy of Judaism is that this world is a purposeful creation by God, in which all people are tested concerning their use of free-will. We possess a soul which lives on after the body dies and is held responsible for the person's actions.

What are the 5 books of the Jewish Bible?

The 5 books of the Jewish bible are: # Genesis (בראשית, Bereshit: "In the beginning...") # Exodus (שמות, Shemot: "Names") # Leviticus (ויקרא, Vayyiqra: "And he called...") # Numbers (במדבר, Bamidbar: "In the desert...") # Deuteronomy (דברים, Devarim: "Words") For more details see http://www.answers.com/topic/torah

How did the Jews get the land from the Canaanites?

God promised it to Abraham (Genesis ch.15 and elsewhere), and instructed Joshua to conquer it (Joshua ch.1), which he did.

When did king Moses rule?

Moses was a former Egyptian prince later turned prophet, religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. He was from the tribe of Levi. In 1445 bc five years after Death of Thutmose III's death, Moses returns to Egypt. (Exodus 4:18-7:13) He then becomes the leader of the Israeli.

Did Moses celebrate Hanukkah?

No. Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. Moses was already dead for more than 1100 years by then.

What was the name of the mountain Moses walked to get the tablets?

The name of the mountain that Moses climbed to receive the ten commandments is called Mount Sinai.

Was Moses a priest?

Yes. After Moses (peace be upon him) escaped from Pharaohs palace, he married Tzipora - Jethro's daughter - and shepherded his sheep. Read about it in Exodus Ch. 2 and 3 JoJmnz144: He settled down with his family in the land of his father-in-law, Medea. It is across from the Sinai Peninsula in what is now Saudi Arabia, just south Eilat. They actually cross the Gulf of Aqaba. It is 29000'10,55"N by 34040'37,22"E in the Google Earth. ...Improved answer.... Although I am not challenging the entire answer, the correct spelling of Moses' wife name is "Zipporah", and she and her father were from the land of "Midian".

Who was Moses' wife in the Bible?

2 Wives, Zipporah and the Ethiopian Woman.

Additionally

There is debate over the issue of whether Zipporah from Ex 2:21 is the same wife as the reference to the Ethiopian woman in Num 12:1. There are arguments for both sides of the issue so we cannot be absolutely sure.

Why was Moses forced to leave Egypt?

He left to the land of Midian after he killed the Egyptian.

Abraham remarried, this time to a woman named Keturah. The children he had with her were: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. Joktan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. Genesis 25: 1-4

Notice the name Midian in the verse. That was the common ancestor of the Midians. So these people were also Hebrews from the line of Abraham and Keturah. Moses sons were Hebrews from both sides.

What made Moses a great leader?

At the command of God (Exodus ch.3), Moses brought the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12), received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12) and taught it to the Israelites (Deuteronomy 4:5).

Which country did Moses take the slaves to?

Moses took the people to Palestine.

Answer

He took the ex-slaves into the wilderness. It was Joshua who took them into the Holy Land.

Why is Moses considered a messenger of god?

Answer 1

at first he was the son of the pharaoh (his mother floated him down the Nile so he would not be killed because the pharaoh would kill all first born sons of the Hebrews)then he realized he was actually a Hebrew and killed a slave master because the Hebrews were slaves so he was vanished from the kingdom then he heard the Hebrew God for the first time and the God said to ask the pharaoh to free his people so he went to the pharaoh(which was now his brother not his dad his brothers name is: Ramses II) But he said he wouldn't free them so god punished them with the ten plagues

So the reason god choose Moses is because he was trustworthy and the first time god spoke to him he did what God said

Answer 2

Numbers 12:3 says this:

Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.

Who was the founder or leader of Judaism?

The greatest leader of Judaism was Moses (Deuteronomy ch.34).

The founder of Judaism, according to tradition, was Abraham.

Abraham, tenth generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and ancestor of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to teach belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).

Abraham (18th century BCE) came from ancestry that had been God-fearing a couple of centuries earlier but had afterwards slipped into idolatry (Joshua 24:2). Nimrod, the idolatrous tyrant, had brought Abraham's father (Terah) from the Semitic ancestral seat near the conjunction of the Balikh and the Euphrates, and instated him in a position of power in his army in the royal Babylonian city of Ur, where Abraham was born. Nimrod persecuted any who would question his idolatrous cult.

The Kuzari (Rabbi Judah HaLevi, 1075-1141) states that Abraham was gifted with high intelligence; and, as Maimonides (1135-1204) describes, Abraham didn't blindly accept the ubiquitous idolatry. The whole populace had been duped, but the young Abraham contemplated the matter relentlessly, finally arriving at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12). As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and our tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.

Subsequently, Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5).

Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where Abraham raised his family.

He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses.

Abraham, with God's help, singlehandedly trounced the supremacy of the evil Nimrod. He received God's promise of inheriting the Holy Land (Genesis 13). He strove to raise a family (Genesis ch.15, 17, and 24) which would serve God (Genesis 18:19); and God eventually blessed his efforts, granting him many children (ibid., ch.16, 21 and 25), as He had promised (Genesis ch.17). Abraham founded the Jewish people and lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples as well (Talmud, Yoma 28b). He saved the population of the south of Canaan from invading foreign kings (Genesis 14); and he was feared by neighboring kings (ibid., ch.12 and 20). Abraham gave tithes (Genesis ch.14), entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), rebuked others when necessary (Genesis ch.20), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22). He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).

All of these forms of behavior were based upon the ways of God, which Abraham comprehended through his contemplations. These, and similar personality traits, were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior).

It is therefore clear why God expresses His love for Abraham (Isaiah 41:8) and calls Himself the God of Abraham (Genesis 26:24), and says that Abraham obeyed Him fully (Genesis 26:5). And this is why, according to our tradition, Abraham is credited with having begun the religion which became known as Judaism. However, Abraham and his descendants observed their traditions voluntarily, until the Giving of the Torah to Moses 3325 years ago, when God made it obligatory.

Moses was an Israelite, a great-great grandson of Jacob. He was born 245 years after the death of Abraham. The time when Moses was born was when the Pharaoh ordered his people to kill all Jewish male infants because he (Pharaoh) was afraid that the Israelites would become too strong for him (Exodus ch.1-2). Moses' mother didn't want him to die. So she made a basket for him and put him in it to float in the Nile reeds. He was found by the Pharaoh's daughter, who took pity on him (Exodus ch.2) and raised him as her own son. He was forced to flee after killing a cruel Egyptian taskmaster, and went to Midian, where he wedded the daughter of Jethro. He eventually achieved the highest level of prophecy (Deuteronomy ch.34) and was called upon by God (Exodus ch.3). He brought the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12). He received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12) and later recorded it in writing (Deuteronomy 31:24). He went up on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights (Deuteronomy ch.9-10) and brought down the Two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18). He brought the Israelites into the covenant with God (Exodus ch.19 and ch.24), and he oversaw the building of the Tabernacle (Exodus ch.35-40). He was the humblest of men and the greatest of prophets (Numbers ch.12).

How do you pronounce Moses'?

Moshe is pronounced mo ( long o as in go ) she as in the. (mo-che')