Who was Moses in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Moses?

Moses was born to Amram and Jochebed, Levites in Egypt, at a time when Pharaoh had commanded that all Hebrew male infants be killed (Exo.2.1-2). His mother hid him for three months, then placed him in a basket on the Nile where Pharaoh's daughter found and adopted him (Exo.2.3-10). As an adult, Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew and fled to Midian (Exo.2.11-15). There he married Zipporah and worked as a shepherd for his father-in-law Jethro (Exo.2.16-22). God appeared to Moses in a burning bush and called him to lead Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 3-4). Moses, along with his brother Aaron, went to Pharaoh demanding that he let Israel go (Exo.5.1). Through a series of ten plagues, God compelled Pharaoh to release the Israelites (Exodus 7-12). Moses led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and to Mount Sinai (Exodus 13-19). There God gave Moses the law and instructions for the tabernacle (Exodus 20-31). While Moses was on the mountain, Israel made and worshiped a golden calf (Exodus 32). Moses interceded for the people and God relented from destroying them (Exodus 32-34). Moses oversaw the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 35-40). He led Israel for forty years in the wilderness, mediating between them and God (Numbers, Deuteronomy). God prohibited Moses from entering Canaan because of his disobedience at Meribah (Num.20.1-13). Before his death, Moses viewed the promised land from Mount Nebo (Deu.34.1-4). He died at 120 years old and was buried by God (Deu.34.5-8). The New Testament refers to Moses as the giver of the law (Jhn.1.17), a type of Christ (Jhn.3.14), and the greatest prophet of the old covenant (Act.3.22-23). He is named "Manasseh" in several manuscripts of Judges 18.30 to save shaming his name when his grandson set up an idol.

Where does Moses appear in the Bible?

Moses is referenced in 757 verses across 31 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 6:3
• 1 Chronicles 6:49
• 1 Chronicles 15:15
• 1 Chronicles 21:29
• 1 Chronicles 22:13
• 1 Chronicles 23:13
• 1 Chronicles 23:14
• 1 Chronicles 23:15
• 1 Chronicles 26:24
• 1 Corinthians 9:9
• 1 Corinthians 10:2
• 1 Kings 2:3
• 1 Kings 8:9
• 1 Kings 8:53
• 1 Kings 8:56
• 1 Samuel 12:6
• 1 Samuel 12:8
• 2 Chronicles 1:3
• 2 Chronicles 5:10
• 2 Chronicles 8:13
• 2 Chronicles 23:18
• 2 Chronicles 24:6
• 2 Chronicles 24:9
• 2 Chronicles 25:4

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Moses.