Throughout the protracted negotiations between Moses and Pharaoh, punctuated by plague after plague, the narrator in Exodus stays true to form: biblical storytellers are like cameras, not therapists; ...

Moses was the original Jewish political activist and lobbyist. He organized his thoughts and priorities, then went to the top powers to demand action. What’s more, God made it clear the choice of ...

As a professor of ancient history, one of the questions I often get when I teach the history of Pharonic Egypt is about the biblical story of the Exodus. Did this wonderful story of Moses and the ...

Why did Moses tell Pharaoh, if not a lie, then less than the full truth? Here is the conversation between him and Pharaoh after the fourth plague, arov, “swarms of insects:” Pharaoh summoned Moses and ...

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with ...

In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a ...

Last time I wrote here, I mentioned that Muslims observe fasting on the anniversary of Apostle Moses's victory over his enemy. This article highlights some details as presented in the holy Quran.

"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, 'God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here'" (Exodus 13:19). This ...