OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Today, unwanted newborns still face life-or-death decisions made by others.

View Baby Moses placed in the Nile in a basket (1649) By Sanzio Raffaello; Engraving; Image Size C. 9 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches. Framed dimensions c. 17 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches.; . Access more artwork lots and ...

Moses was born (Sotah 12b) in Egypt when that Pharaoh required all newborn Jewish baby boys to be drowned. His mother hid him in a reed basket, placing it in the Nile River.

Yocheved, the mother of Moses, merits nary a mention after her son grows up. When Israel’s future liberator was born, she daringly defied Pharoah by hiding the boy in a basket of reeds set upon ...

Now, scientists have revealed how Moses really could have parted the Red Sea 3,500 years ago. And they say that this feat might not have needed any divine intervention after all.

Image Size C. 9 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches. Framed dimensions c. 17 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches ...