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Last updated Jan 16 2020.
Originally posted Jan 16 2020 1:01 AM.
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'.)
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,
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