![]() He was saved by the Pharaoh’s daughter and raised in the palace. At three months old, he was set in a basket on the Nile River to escape the Pharaoh’s decree. Moses was born in Egypt and was among those ordered to be killed, as he was a first-born Hebrew son. Moses, who saved the Israelites and led them out of Egypt at 80 years old, was born in 1393 B.C. ![]() But before that time, leading up to the Exodus, the Jews lived as slaves in Egypt for over 400 years since 1850 B.C. The date is believed to be around 1313 B.C. There is some speculation as to the exact date the Exodus took place. It was on Mount Sinai where Moses was given the Ten Commandments by God. Here, they were tested by God for 40 years after which Moses led them to Mount Sinai. Once the Israelites reached the other side of the Red Sea intact, they entered into the Sinai Wilderness. Pharaoh's army engulfed by the Red Sea, oil on canvas, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman
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