The Ten Names of Moses and the Mother Who Raised Up Jews

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 428:3

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"And He called to Moses" (Leviticus 1:1). Moses had ten names. As it is said, "And his Jewish wife" (1 Chronicles 4:18) - this is Jochebed, named so because she raised up Jews in the world. "She bore Jered" - this is Moses, who brought the Torah down from above to below. Another interpretation: because he brought the Divine Presence down from above to below.

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