One apocryphal story about him says that when he was a baby the angel Gabriel guided his hand to a burning coal instead of a jewel, leaving him with a stutter.
One apocryphal story about him says that when he was a baby the angel Gabriel guided his hand to a burning coal instead of a jewel, leaving him with a stutter. Phinehas, the grandson of this man's brother, threw a spear that killed a Midianite woman, which resulted in this man ordering the slaughter of all the Midianite women and children. Hur and this man's brother held up his arms during a battle with the Amalekites in order to ensure the victory for the Israelites. Â He named his son by his first wife, Gershom and he met that wife after he saved her from assault at a well. In the Book of Numbers, he fashions a serpent out of copper that had the power to cure people- of snakebites and after he defied God by not speaking to a rock, he was unable to enter the Promised Land. The brother of Aaron and recipient of the Ten commandments, for 10 points, name this prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt.
One apocryphal story about him says that when he was a baby the angel Gabriel guided his hand to a burning coal instead of a jewel, leaving him with a stutter.
Moses [or Moshe]