Moses
led Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)
PersonTribe of Levimale813 verses
Names
- Moses — מֹשֶׁ֔ה mosheh “draw out” (H4872) · Μωϋσῆς Mōüsē͂s (G3475) — Exodus 2:10
Titles
- My servant Moses — עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה avədiy mosheh “servant [of mine] Moses” (H4872) · θεράπων μου Μωυσῆς therápōn mou Mōysē̂s “servant [attendant?] [of me] Moses” (G3475) — given by God — Numbers 12:7
- man of G-d — אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים iysh haelohiym “man [of] G-d” (H430) · ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ánthrōpos toû theoû “man of G-d” (G2316) — Deuteronomy 33:1
- the servant of the LORD — עֶבֶד־יְהוָה eved y-h-v-h “servant of the LORD” (H3068) · οἰκέτης κυρίου oi̓kétēs kuríou “servant [of the] lord” (G2962) — Deuteronomy 34:5
- the servant of G-d — עֶבֶד הָאֱלֹהִֽים eved haelohiym “servant of G-d” (H430) · παῖς τοῦ θεοῦ paîs toû theoû “servant of G-d” (G2316) — 1 Chronicles 6:49
Family
- father of Gershom (Moses' first son) (inferred)
- father of Eliezer (Moses' second son) (inferred)
Marriage
- husband of Zipporah
Siblings
- brother of Miriam (sister of Moses) (inferred)
Associations
Dated events
- Birth of Moses — 2,435 AH · 1,571 BC (Ussher) · aged 0 — Exodus 7:7
- Moses fled from Pharaoh — 2,475 AH · 1,531 BC (Ussher) · aged 40 — Acts 7:23
- Tabernacle construction began — 2,516 AH · 1,491 BC (Ussher) — Exodus 40:17
- Tabernacle construction ended — 2,517 AH · 1,490 BC (Ussher) — Exodus 40:17
- The book of Deuteronomy delivered to Israel — 2,555 AH · 1,451 BC (Ussher) · aged 120 — Deuteronomy 1:3
- Death of Moses — 2,555 AH · 1,451 BC (Ussher) · aged 120 — Deuteronomy 34:7
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Birthplace
- Egypt — Birth of Moses (Exodus 2:3)
Place of death
- Mount Nebo — Death of Moses (Deuteronomy 34:1)
Recorded at
- Midian — Moses fled from Pharaoh (Exodus 2:15)
- Moab 1 — The book of Deuteronomy delivered to Israel (Deuteronomy 1:5)
- Mount Sinai — Tabernacle construction began (Exodus 40:17)
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Jordan — 22 shared verses
- Jericho 1 — 9 shared verses
- Moab 2 — 9 shared verses
- Jerusalem — 6 shared verses
- Mount Horeb — 6 shared verses
- Wilderness of Sinai — 6 shared verses
- Canaan — 5 shared verses
- Amalek — 4 shared verses
- Gilead 1 — 4 shared verses
- Kadesh-barnea — 4 shared verses
- Bashan — 3 shared verses
- Heshbon — 3 shared verses
and 39 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
- Exodus 2:10
- Exodus 2:11
- Exodus 2:14
- Exodus 2:15
- Exodus 2:17
- Exodus 2:21
- Exodus 3:1
- Exodus 3:3
- Exodus 3:4
- Exodus 3:6
- Exodus 3:13
- Exodus 3:14
and 801 further references.
Topical references
- A Levite and son of Amram — Exodus 2:1; Exodus 6:20; Acts 7:20; Hebrews 11:23
- Hidden in a small basket — Exodus 2:3
- Discovered and adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh — Exodus 2:5
- Learned in all the wisdom of Egypt — Acts 7:22
- His loyalty to his race — Hebrews 11:24
- Takes the life of an Egyptian taskmaster; flees from Egypt; finds refuge among the Midianites — Exodus 2:11; Acts 7:24
- Joins himself to Jethro, priest of Midian; marries his daughter Zipporah; has one son, Gershom — Exodus 2:15
- Is a herdsman for Jethro in the desert of Horeb — Exodus 3:1
- Has the vision of the burning bush — Exodus 3:2
- God reveals to him his purpose to deliver the Israelites and bring them into the land of Canaan — Exodus 3:7
- Commissioned as leader of the Israelites — Exodus 3:10; Exodus 6:13
- His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored — Exodus 4:1; Exodus 4:28
- With his wife and sons, he leaves Jethro to perform his mission in Egypt — Exodus 4:18
- His controversy with his wife on account of circumcision — Exodus 4:20
- Meets Aaron in the wilderness — Exodus 4:27; Exodus 4:28
- With Aaron assembles the leaders of Israel — Exodus 4:29
- Along with Aaron, Moses goes before Pharaoh and demands the liberties of his people in the name of Jehovah — Exodus 5:1
- Rejected by Pharaoh; hardships of the Israelites increased — Exodus 5
- People complain against Moses and Aaron — Exodus 5:20; Exodus 5:21; Exodus 15:24; Exodus 16:2; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 17:2; Exodus 17:3; Numbers 14:2; Numbers 16:41; Numbers 20:2; Numbers 21:4; Deuteronomy 1:12; Deuteronomy 1:26
- Receives comfort and assurance from the Lord — Exodus 6:1
- Unbelief of the people — Exodus 6:9
- Renews his appeal to Pharaoh — Exodus 6:11
- Under divine direction brings plagues upon the land of Egypt — Exodus 7; Exodus 8; Exodus 9; Exodus 10; Exodus 11; Exodus 12
- Secures the deliverance of the people and leads them out of Egypt — Exodus 13
- Crosses the Red Sea; Pharaoh and his army are destroyed — Exodus 14
- Composes a song for the people of Israel on their deliverance from Pharaoh — Exodus 15
- Joined by his family in the wilderness — Exodus 18:1
- Institutes a system of government — Exodus 18:13; Numbers 11:16; Deuteronomy 1:9
- Face of, transfigured — Exodus 34:29; 2 Corinthians 3:13
- Making the golden calf — Exodus 32:22; Exodus 32:23
- Irregularity in the offerings — Leviticus 10:16
- Jealousy of Aaron and Miriam toward — Numbers 12
- Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against — Numbers 16
- Appoints Joshua as his successor — Numbers 27:22; Numbers 27:23; Deuteronomy 31:7; Deuteronomy 31:8; Deuteronomy 31:14; Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 34:9
- Not permitted to enter Canaan, but views the land from atop Mount Pisgah — Numbers 27:12; Deuteronomy 1:37; Deuteronomy 3:23; Deuteronomy 32:48; Deuteronomy 34:1
- Death and burial of — Numbers 31:2; Deuteronomy 32:50; Deuteronomy 34:1
- 120 Years old at death — Deuteronomy 31:2
- Mourning for, thirty days in the plains of Moab — Deuteronomy 34:8
- His virility — Deuteronomy 31:2; Deuteronomy 34:7
- Present with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration — Matthew 17:3; Matthew 17:4; Mark 9:4; Luke 9:30
- A type of the Messiah — Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37
- Upon the people — Leviticus 9:23; Numbers 10:35; Numbers 10:36; Deuteronomy 1:11
- Last benediction upon the twelve tribes — Deuteronomy 33
- Complainings of — Exodus 5:22; Exodus 5:23; Numbers 11:10
- Impatience of — Exodus 5:22; Exodus 5:23; Exodus 6:12; Exodus 32:19; Numbers 11:10; Numbers 16:15; Numbers 20:10; Numbers 31:14
- Respected and feared — Exodus 33:8
- Faith of — Numbers 10:29; Deuteronomy 9:1; Hebrews 11:23
- Called the man of God — Deuteronomy 33:1
- God spoke to, as a man to his friend — Exodus 33:11
- Magnified of God — Exodus 19:9; Numbers 14:12; Deuteronomy 9:13
- Magnanimity of, toward Eldad and Medad — Numbers 11:29
- Meekness of — Exodus 14:13; Exodus 14:14; Exodus 15:24; Exodus 15:25; Exodus 16:2; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:8; Numbers 12:3; Numbers 16:4
- Obedience of — Exodus 7:6; Exodus 40:16; Exodus 40:19; Exodus 40:21
- Unaspiring — Numbers 14:12; Deuteronomy 9:13
- PROPHECIES OF — Exodus 3:10; Exodus 4:5; Exodus 4:11; Exodus 4:12; Exodus 6:13; Exodus 7:2; Exodus 17:16; Exodus 19:3; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 11:17; Numbers 12:7; Numbers 12:8; Numbers 36:13; Deuteronomy 1:3, and 10 more
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.