Portrait of Moses

Moses

Prophet and lawgiver of Judaism

Ancient influential 58 sayings

Sayings by Moses

I am who I am.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 3:14, God speaking to Moses from the burning bush.
Wisdom Confirmed

Let my people go.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 5:1, Moses speaking to Pharaoh on behalf of God.
Wisdom Unverifiable

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema, a central prayer in Judaism.
Biblical Confirmed

Choose life so that you and your descendants may live.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Deuteronomy 30:19, part of a final address to the Israelites.
Wisdom Confirmed

You shall not murder.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:13, one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
Life & Death Confirmed

You shall not commit adultery.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:14, one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
Wisdom Confirmed

You shall not steal.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:15, one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
Wisdom Confirmed

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:16, one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
Wisdom Confirmed

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:17, one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses.
Love & Relationships Confirmed

The Lord will provide.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating for the writing of the Pentateuch) — Genesis 22:14, Abraham's statement, but a foundational concept in the Pentateuch, often associated w…
Biblical Unverifiable

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Exodus 20:12, part of the Ten Commandments.
Biblical Confirmed

The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating for the events of the Pentateuch) — Joshua 1:9, God speaking to Joshua, but echoing the theme of God's constant presence taught by Moses…
Biblical Unverifiable

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Deuteronomy 4:24, Moses warning the Israelites against idolatry.
Biblical Confirmed

What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

c. 10th century BCE (for David, but reflects older themes) — Psalm 8:4, attributed to David, but reflects a profound question about humanity's place in relation …
Wisdom Unverifiable

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Psalm 90:12, attributed to Moses.
Educational Unverifiable

You turn people back to dust, saying, 'Return to dust, you mortals.'

c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating) — Psalm 90:3, attributed to Moses.
Life & Death Unverifiable

You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

Approx. 1440 BCE — Biblical law in Exodus
Wisdom Unverifiable

The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.

Approx. 1440 BCE — Song of Moses after crossing the Red Sea
Biblical Unverifiable

The nakedness of your father’s wife shall you not uncover: it is your father’s nakedness.

Approx. 1440 BCE — Leviticus on forbidden relations
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

Approx. 1400 BCE — Deuteronomic law on mixed fabrics
Wisdom Unverifiable
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