Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus)
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The Pharaoh's daughter in the story of the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus is an important, albeit minor, figure in Abrahamic religions. Though some variations of her story exist, the
Finding of Moses in the Dura-Europos synagogue, c. AD 244
Asiya and her servants find baby Moses in the Nile. (From the Persian Jami' al-tawarikh).
12th century
Moses Saved from the Waters (c. 1556), Bernaert de Rijckere
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
Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus)
…Though some variations of her story exist, the general consensus among Jews, Christians and Muslims is that she is the adoptive mother of the prophet Moses. Muslims identify her with Asiya, the Great Royal Wife of the pharaoh. In either version, she saved Moses from certain death from both the Nile River…
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.