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.
The child grew up, and when he was old enough, his birth mother brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I called him this because I pulled him out of the water.'
This verse shows how Moses was officially adopted by Pharaoh's daughter and given his name, which means 'drawn out of water,' referring to how she rescued him from the Nile River.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Egypt, the Israelites were enslaved under Pharaoh's rule, and he had ordered the killing of all Hebrew baby boys to suppress their growing population. Moses' mother, Jochebed, hid her infant son and placed him in a basket on the Nile River, where he was found and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter, who raised him as her own. This adoption positioned Moses for his future role as the leader who would deliver the Israelites from bondage.
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