This story can be found in Exodus chapter 2, and tells the story of the beginnings of Moses.
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Page 1 Pharaoh had decided to kill all the Hebrews' new-born baby boys. A Hebrew family living near the palace were worried; Amran and his wife Jochebed were expecting another baby. colour this page |
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Page 2 Jochebed tried to hide the baby everywhere but eventually she could do so no longer. So she made a beautiful basket for him and laid it among the bulrushes at the side of the river. colour this page |
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Page 3 The princess was bathing in the river and found the basket. "What a beautiful baby", she said. "He must belong to a Hebrew". colour this page |
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Page 4 Miriam, asked the princess, "Shall I find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby?" The Princess agreed, so Miriam fetched her mother. The baby was named Moses. colour this page |
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Page 5 When Moses was older he went to live in the palace with the princess. But he knew he was a Hebrew and that his own people were slaves to Pharaoh. colour this page |
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Page 6 "Just give Moses a few more years to grow into a fine strong man", God thought to himself, "then he will lead the Hebrews - my special people - to freedom in the Promised Land". colour this page |
