Who are Abraham and Moses in Judaism?

Over a thousand years after Abraham, the Jews were living as slaves in Egypt. Their leader was a prophet called Moses. Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Holy Land that God had promised them. read more

One of Judaism's great figures is the man called Moshe Rabbenu ('Moses our teacher') in Hebrew. The first five books of the Bible are traditionally ascribed to him. Moses is the channel between God and the Hebrews, through whom the Hebrews received a basic charter for living as God's people. read more

Tradition states that Abraham founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God. Abraham (18th century BCE), tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and forefather of the Israelites. read more

Abraham and Moses are the two central figures in the Torah (the 5 Books of Moses) from a literary point of view. Abraham is the spiritual father of the Jewish people, and Moses is the greatest prophet in the Hebrew Bible. read more