Moses: The Reluctant Liberator Who Rescued His People from Bondage
Moses was the towering historical figure who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt in perhaps the 13th century BCE. As a baby, the story goes, he was placed in a basket and set adrift on the Nile by his Hebrew family to save him from an Egyptian decree that all newborn Hebrew boys […]
Exodus
Exodus 1:1 Here are the names of the sons of Israel who journeyed to Egypt, each with his family, accompanying Jacob: 1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; 1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 1:4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 1:5 The total of Jacob’s descendants was seventy souls; Joseph was already in Egypt. 1:6 Eventually, Joseph, […]
Sinai Peninsula | Biblical and Geographical Analysis
The Sinai Peninsula, a region steeped in rich religious and historical significance, serves as a geographical and cultural bridge between Asia and Africa. Renowned as the location where Moses is believed to have received the Ten Commandments, this triangular landmass has been a focal point of numerous historical events and religious narratives. Etymological and Typological […]