Tag: Birth Stories

• Was Moses an Egyptian?

  We noted, last time, that Moses enjoys an ‘exceptional’ birth story. His parents are humble but Moses, escaping death, becomes a grandson of the Egyptian Pharaoh once adopted by his daughter. It’s an incredible tale, and a famous Jew, Sigmund Freud, had things to say about it ….. He observed that in this story’s most…

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  13th Jan 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, History, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Birth Stories, Egypt, Exodus, Freud, Israel, Moses, Pharaoh, Richard Friedman, River Nile, Torah

• Moses and the Exodus

  The Book of Exodus mentions a Pharaoh who appointed Joseph to high office; a later Pharaoh who “did not know” him; a Pharaoh who ordered the death of all male Hebrew babies; a Pharaoh who tried to kill Moses, and the Pharaoh of the Exodus itself. There are thus possibly five Pharaohs who aren’t named,…

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  8th Jan 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  America, Birth Stories, Canaan, Exodus, Freud, Genesis, Israelites, Mayflower Pilgrims, Moses, Pharaoh