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Moses Drawn out

Moses is a Hebrew name meaning drawn out, said mo-sheh'. Drawn out of the Nile, raised in Pharaoh's house, and sent back at eighty to lead a nation out.

Meaning: Drawn outOrigin: HebrewSaid: mo-sheh'Strong's: H4872In the KJV: 783 verses

Where the name comes from

מֹשֶׁה Môsheh — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver. Strong's H4872 derives it: from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued.

Moses in Scripture

The name appears in 783 verses, first at Exodus 2:10.

Exodus 2:10 · KJV

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Exodus 2:11 · KJV

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Exodus 2:14 · KJV

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

Exodus 2:15 · KJV

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:17 · KJV

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Exodus 2:21 · KJV

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Exodus 3:1 · KJV

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 3:3 · KJV

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Exodus 3:4 · KJV

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Exodus 3:6 · KJV

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 3:11 · KJV

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exodus 3:13 · KJV

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

and 771 more.

Who bore the name

Read the story: Bible verses about Moses.

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