Moses
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In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus from Egypt. He is considered the most important prophet in Judaism and Samaritanism, and one of
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law by Rembrandt, 1659
The Finding of Moses, painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1904
Moses before the Pharaoh, a sixth-century miniature from the Syriac Bible of Paris
Victory O Lord!, 1871 painting by John Everett Millais, depicts Moses holding his staff, assisted by Aaron and Hur, holding up his arms during the battle against Amalek.
The Exodus
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The Exodus is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four of the five books of the Pentateuch. The narrative describes a history of Egyptian bondage of the Israelites follo
The Departure of the Israelites (David Roberts, 1829)
Israel in Egypt (Edward Poynter, 1867)
Lamentations over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt by Charles Sprague Pearce (1877)
Moses parts the Red Sea (1907 print)