Exodus
Old TestamentMoses' Birth
A basket in the reeds
How the story unfolds
- 1
A new king
A pharaoh who does not know Joseph enslaves the Hebrews.
- 2
The midwives
Shiphrah and Puah refuse the order to kill the boys.
- 3
Drawn from the water
The child is hidden, found and raised in the palace.
- 4
Flight to Midian
Moses kills an Egyptian and flees.