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Moses
   Name Means "To draw forth."
   Home Egypt for 40 years; Midian (near the eastern Sinai Peninsula) for 40 years; the Widerness of Sinai for 40 years.
   Family His father was Amram and his mother was Jochebed. Had an older sister named Miriam and a younger brother named Aaron. He was raised by an Egyptian princess, the daughter of Pharaoh.
   Occupation Probably a royal ruler in Egypt; in Midian, a shepherd; later the leader of God's people and a prophet who received and delivered the Law to Israel.
   Of Special Interest Received his calling when encountering God in a burning bush that was not consumed by the fire.
   Best Known As The man who delivered Israel from bondage in Egypt and gave the nation God's Law.

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