Moses

Moses is a prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible associated with Israel’s departure from Egypt and the covenant at Mount Sinai.

Exodus: The biblical account of Israel’s departure from slavery in Egypt under Moses’s leadership. This foundational episode centers on Moses leading Israel out of Egypt.
Mosaic covenant: The covenant between God and Israel, made through Moses at Sinai and expressed in biblical law. It gives theological form to Moses’s role as mediator.
Book of Exodus: The second book of the Hebrew Bible, narrating Israel’s departure from Egypt and covenant at Sinai. It contains the central narrative of Moses’s life and mission.
Aaron: Moses’s brother and spokesperson in the Hebrew Bible, later regarded as the ancestor of Israel’s priesthood. Aaron speaks for Moses before Pharaoh and shares leadership duties.
Hammurabi: A Babylonian king whose law collection is among the best-known surviving legal texts from the ancient Near East. Comparisons with Hammurabi frame questions about biblical law and ancient legal culture.
Burning bush: The bush in the biblical narrative that burns without being consumed, where God calls Moses to lead Israel. Moses receives his commission in this encounter.
Ten Commandments: A set of commandments in the Hebrew Bible presented as part of God’s instruction to Israel at Sinai. These commandments are the best-known laws Moses receives at Sinai.
Documentary hypothesis: A scholarly model that explains the Pentateuch as a composition of multiple sources and editorial layers. It offers one account of how the Moses traditions entered the Torah.
Miriam: Moses’s sister, a prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible who leads song after the sea crossing. Miriam is both part of Moses’s family and a leader in her own right.
Akhenaten: An Egyptian pharaoh who promoted the worship of Aten and transformed Egyptian religious practice. Akhenaten is often compared with Moses in debates over monotheism’s origins.

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