How Pharaoh's Daughter Knew Moses Was Hebrew

Hebraic Literature (1901)Moses Sits on a Stone While Israel Fights AmalekDuring the war with Amalek, the Israelites were losing whenever Moses's hands grew heavy and fell. Aaron and Hur took a stone and placed it under him so he coul

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusWhy Moses Would Not Strike the Nile That Once Saved HimHere is one of the most tender footnotes in all of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan. Aharon lifts his hand, the frogs swarm up. And the meturgeman pauses to explain why i

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusWhy Moses Would Not Strike the Dust That Hid the EgyptianThe third plague is lice, venomous insects that emerge from the dust. Again Aharon must wield the rod, not Moses. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 8:12) gives

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusHow the Women Refused to Give Gold for the CalfWhen the people demanded a golden idol from Aaron, they had to find gold. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves a startling detail not in the plain Hebrew: their wiv

Midrash TanchumaTake Aaron and His Sons. This Text Is Related(Lev. 8:2:) “Take Aaron and his sons.” This text is related (to Prov. 20:7), “The one who walks in his integrity is righteous; blessed are his children after hi

Book of JubileesEber and Noah of JubileeIt's a fascinating read, full of details you won't find anywhere else in the Torah. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, presents itself as a

How Pharaoh's Daughter Knew Moses Was Hebrew

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