Moses In Rabbinic Literature
Allusions in rabbinic literature to the biblical character Moses, who led the people of Israel out of Egypt and through their wanderings in the wilderness, contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond what is presented in the text of the Bible itself.
Read more about Moses In Rabbinic Literature: Overview, The Beginnings, Pharaoh's Daughter, His Upbringing, Removes Pharaoh's Crown, Flees From Egypt, King in Ethiopia, Relations With Jethro, The Circumcision of Gershom, At The Burning Bush, Before Pharaoh, At The Exodus, Receives The Torah, The People Worship The Golden Calf, Moses and Israel, In The Tabernacle, Personal Qualities, His Prophetic Powers, Cannot Enter The Promised Land, Moses Strikes The Rock, Death of Moses, Wishes To Avoid Death
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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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