Did God rob Pharaoh of his free will in the Exodus story? Or, counterintuitively, did God simply strengthen it?

That insight emerges most clearly in the Exodus narrative. Pharaoh is not portrayed as chaotic or irrational. He believes he ...

How fitting it is that, in our annual cycle of Torah reading, some part of the Exodus narrative always coincides with the ...

It is time we stop tolerating the lies and the abuse, in all forms, in our homes and communities. Many people, including some in leadership positions, are ill-informed (or choose to be ill-informed) ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster explains the Jewish perspective on the choosing of Moses and the women who ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a massive 3,000-year-old fortress along an ancient route many believe was traveled during the biblical Exodus. The stronghold, recently unearthed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With massive battle scenes, biblical plagues and a towering tidal wave, British director Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" is an epic historical drama and retelling of the ...

The name Moses is a play on a Hebrew word that means “to be drawn out of” — in his case, the waters of the Nile. Moses was rescued by Pharaoh’s daughter when he was found floating in a basket on the ...

It’s a strange thing, the process of seducing an audience into accepting something. Just moments into “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” we are confronted with the spectacle of John Turturro dressed as an ...