The Philosopher
Moses
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Israelite
- Branchs:
- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baháʼí Faith, Druze Faith
- Period:
- Late Bronze Age
The synopsis
Moses, also known as Moshe Rabbeinu, was a central figure in Abrahamic religions, revered as a prophet, lawgiver, and leader. He is credited with leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, an event known as the Exodus. According to tradition, God revealed the Mosaic Law to Moses, which he then inscribed into the Torah. His life, as described in the Bible, includes his miraculous birth, adoption by Pharaoh's daughter, flight from Egypt, divine encounter at the burning bush, and the subsequent liberation of his people. Following the Exodus, Moses led the Israelites to Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments. After forty years of wandering in the desert, he died at the age of 120, having guided his people towards the Promised Land. While many scholars view the biblical Moses as a legendary figure, his influence on religious and legal traditions is undeniable.
The works
Torah
Mosaic Law
Ten Commandments
The quotes
See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!
I am not eloquent.
No lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.
I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.
Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you: let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him.
Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything He tells you. Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be cut off from God's people and utterly destroyed.