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In the Bible, is there any other name for Moses (named by the parents)?

Question #147324. Asked by mariappank511.
Last updated Jan 16 2020.
Originally posted Jan 16 2020 1:01 AM.

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Moshe's family named him six names: Yered, Chaver, Yekutiel, Avigdor, Avi-Socho, and Avi-Zonoach.
Moshe's adoptive mother, Bitya (the daughter of Pharaoh who converted to Judaism) gave him his seventh name, 'Moshe', in reference to her 'drawing' him out of the water. {The Hebrew word to 'pull' or 'draw out' is the root of the name 'Moshe'.)

link http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/241,2463170/What-were-Moses-other-names.html

Response last updated by looney_tunes on Jan 16 2020.
Jan 16 2020, 8:02 AM
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The link above indicates that the source of the information is a well known Midrash - an interpretation of the meaning of the text of the Jewish Bible, which Christians refer to as the Old Testament. This exegetical technique was used to develop the Talmud, the collection of writings which traditionally form the basis of Jewish law.
Most of what is known about Moses from the Bible comes from the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.[74] The majority of scholars consider the compilation of these books to go back to the Persian period, 538-332 BCE, but based on earlier written and oral traditions.[75][76] There is a wealth of stories and additional information about Moses in the Jewish apocrypha and in the genre of rabbinical exegesis known as Midrash, as well as in the primary works of the Jewish oral law, the Mishnah and the Talmud. Moses is also given a number of bynames in Jewish tradition. The Midrash identifies Moses as one of seven biblical personalities who were called by various names.[77] Moses' other names were: Jekuthiel (by his mother), Heber (by his father), Jered (by Miriam), Avi Zanoah (by Aaron), Avi Gedor (by Kohath), Avi Soco (by his wet-nurse), Shemaiah ben Nethanel (by people of Israel).[78] Moses is also attributed the names Toviah (as a first name), and Levi (as a family name) (Vayikra Rabbah 1:3), Heman,

The Bible itself does not indicate any alternative names, aside from some translations using Moshe rather than Moses.


link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses#Judaism

Jan 16 2020, 4:47 PM
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