Moses

Moses

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Moses (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה‎, Modern Moshe Tiberian Mōš; Greek: Mωϋσῆς Mōsēs in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: موسىٰ, Mūsa) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbenu in Hebrew (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ‎, Lit. "Moses our Teacher/Rabbi"), is the most important prophet in Judaism, and is also considered an important prophet by Christianity, Islam, the Bah' Faith, Rastafari, and many other faiths. Moses has also been an important symbol in American history, from the first settlers up until the present.According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people, the Children of Israel, were increasing in number and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might help Egypt's enemies.

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