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Why did pharaoh order the babies to be killed during Moses time?
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∙ 15y ago
Pharaoh ordered them to be killed because he thought there was too many Israelites . After his first attempt to try and persuade the Israelites to not have children by giving them a hard and crucial slave life. Pharaoh was scared they would grow into a too large of number and try to fight against the Egyptians.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 7y agoTheir excuse was that the male Israelites might eventually fight against them.
Ironically, it was not long after they began killing Israelite infants that one was born that actually led a slave exodus.
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∙ 7y agoTheir excuse was the claim that the male Israelites might eventually fight against them (Exodus ch.1). This despite the fact that the Israelites provided labor and had never been seditious. See also:
Why were the children of Israel in slavery?
Why did the Israelites move to Egypt from Canaan?
Why is the exodus significant in Jewish tradition?
What happened to the Hebrews in Egypt?
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∙ 6y agoPharaoh claimed that the high Israelite birth-rate could pose a potential threat (Exodus ch.1). He used that as an excuse to kill their newborn boys (ibid).See also the Related Links.
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∙ 8y agoIf I recall correctly from history books, Pharoah's astrologer had warned him that, there will be someone born in his kingdom who would kill Pharaoh.
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∙ 13y agoHe wasn't. He was killing the male Hebrew babies, under the theory that this would mean that in a generation or so, there would no longer be any pure Hebrews.
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What was the name of the pharaoh's son killed during the time of moses?
We are not give the name of Pharaoh's son who was killed in the 10th plague in Egypt.
Why was Moses hidden in the bull rushes?
Moses was kept hidden in the bull rushes , as the ruler of Egypt had given an order that all baby boys should be killed. And Moses mother hid him.
Who was the Pharaoh that ordered moses to be killed?
The name is not mentioned.
Why did pharaoh want to kill baby boys?
He had been told in a dream that the a Jewish boy born during this period of time would destroy him. He wanted to wipe out any possibility of this happening. This is why Moses was put into a basket and floated on the Nile.
How was moses treated when he arrived at the palace?
He was treated well, and raised in the context of royalty. Pharaoh sought to have him killed after he (Moses) killed a cruel Egyptian taskmaster (Exodus ch.2), but that was after Moses had already grown up.
How was Moses childhood?
Moses was hidden in a basket on the Nile River to avoid being killed according to a command of Pharaoh. Pharaoh's daughter found him and adopted him as her own. His mother was unwittingly employed to nurse him.
What was the child moses saved from?
Moses was saved from Pharaoh's soldiers, who would have thrown him in the river as per Pharaoh's orders if they had found him. He was also saved from Pharaoh's sword (Exodus 18:4), because Pharaoh had tried to have Moses killed (ibid. 2:15) after Moses smote the cruel Egyptian taskmaster (ibid. 2:11-12). See also Exodus 4:24.
Who is the pharaoh who found Moses?
The Pharaoh Ramses is said to have spoken to Moses.
What did Moses request of pharaoh's?
Moses requested the pharaoh to release the people of god from slavery.
Did the Pharaoh's daughter raise Moses or his mother?
In the Bible, it was the Pharaoh's daughter who raised Moses.
Who was the pharaoh created with building the pyramids and confronting Moses?
moses was a long time before uildig the pyramids, he was in the south of egypt, luxor, and the pyramids are in th north of egypt, gizeh, so no relatinship between moses and the pyramids, the pharaoh during the time of moses was Ramsis II
How did moses' mother save him from being killed by the evil pharaoh?
Moses' mother saved him from the evil pharaoh by hiding him in a manger in the stable.
