Bible Verses

The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the Nile, with her attendants walking along the bank. When she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to fetch it.

while his sister watched from a distance to see what would happen to him.

When she could no longer hide him, she made a basket out of papyrus leaves and coated it with tar and pitch. She placed the baby inside the basket and set it among the reeds near the Nile’s bank,

She gave birth to a boy and, noticing he was a beautiful child, kept him hidden for three months.

Moses’ Infancy  A man from the Levite tribe married a woman from his own group.

Pharaoh then issued this command to all the people: “Every male infant born to the Hebrews must be thrown into the Nile, but every girl may live.”

 Because the midwives feared God, he granted them families.

 God blessed the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew even more numerous.

The midwives answered: Because the Hebrew women are different from Egyptian women, they are vigorous and give birth even before a midwife arrives.