"Born a slave and raised by kings, he was chosen to lead. Moses, Hebrew prophet, teacher, lawgiver and founder of Israel, or the Jewish people. Moses was born in Goshen, a part of ancient Egypt. At that time the Hebrews lived in Egypt and were oppressed by the Egyptian ruler, Pharaoh. At first welcomed by the Egyptians, after about 400 years the Israelites, or Hebrews, were perceived as a threat and were enslaved. In addition, the Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, decreed that all newborn male Israelites were to be killed. It was at this time that Moses was born. Moses was saved from death when his mother, Yocheved, floated him down the Nile River in a small basket made of papyrus. Moses was discovered and saved by the daughter of Pharaoh. T
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