Moses The Black

Moses The Black

Saint Moses the Black (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲱⲥⲏ) (330–405), (also known as Abba Moses the Robber, the Ethiopian and the Strong) was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a notable Desert Father.

Read more about Moses The Black:  Early Life, Conversion To Christianity, Monastic Life, Death, Legacy

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    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the LORD tossed the Egyptians into the sea.
    Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 14:26,27.

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