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Moses

Central figure in Exodus, Torah traditions and the Qur’an; childhood accounts differ in detail.

K.3401 from Nineveh, a Neo-Assyrian witness to Sargon’s birth legend, British Museum. A copy later than the king, not Moses’ basket or an image of the infant. © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5
K.3401 from Nineveh, a Neo-Assyrian witness to Sargon’s birth legend, British Museum. A copy later than the king, not Moses’ basket or an image of the infant. © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5© Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5 · CC BYLicense · Image source

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Edition
2

Text

Exodus 2 presents Moses as a child of a Levite family, rescued by Pharaoh’s daughter and later becoming her son. The mother, sister and riverbank container are explicit narrative details. [1]

Al-Qasas 28:7–13 emphasizes inspiration to the mother, Pharaoh’s wife’s intervention and reunion with the mother. Comparison preserves each text’s identity; it does not alone settle historicity or transmission. [10]

The image is a witness to Sargon’s legend used for comparison, not a portrait of Moses or an artifact from his life.

References and notes

  1. Complete passage read. Riverbank placement and the roles of sister, mother and Pharaoh’s daughter follow the text, not a composite retelling. Exodus 1:22–2:10; KJV, public domain Return to the text ↑
  2. Arabic text of the specified verses read. Wife/daughter distinction, sister, wet-nurses and return to the mother are explicit textual comparisons, not a direct borrowing claim. Qur’an, al-Qasas 28:7–13; Arabic text Return to the text ↑

Research history

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  1. Edition 2 · 12 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

    Substantive record update

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