Adopted Egyptian prince and successful general who discovers his Hebrew heritage. After banishment to Midian, he receives a divine calling at a burning bush and returns to confront Pharaoh Rameses II. He orchestrates the plagues, leads the Exodus, parts the Red Sea, receives the Ten Commandments, and guides the Israelites toward Canaan.
Yochabel is Moses's birth mother, separated from him in infancy and reunited with him in Egypt.
Moses follows Bithiah to Yochabel's house and learns that Yochabel is his biological mother.
Bithiah raises Moses within the Egyptian royal household despite his Hebrew birth.
Bithiah finds the infant Moses in a basket on the Nile, names him Moses, and adopts him as an Egyptian prince.
Their royal-family bond becomes a central political and ideological conflict.
The plot identifies Rameses as Moses's adoptive brother, and their rivalry intensifies over succession and the Hebrews' freedom.
Aaron is Moses's biological brother and later remains among the Hebrews during Moses's absence.
At Yochabel's house, Moses meets his brother Aaron and learns about his Hebrew family.
Miriam is Moses's biological sister and part of the family he had been separated from.
Moses meets Miriam at Yochabel's house after discovering his Hebrew identity.
Sephora becomes Moses's wife during his exile in Midian.
After being housed by Jethro in Midian, Moses marries Jethro's eldest daughter Sephora.
Their attraction persists through political rivalry, exile, and Moses's marriage.
Moses falls in love with Princess Nefretiri before his Hebrew heritage is revealed.
Joshua becomes Moses's closest Hebrew ally and later accompanies him to the mountain.
Joshua introduces Moses to the Hebrew God, and Moses kills Baka to save Joshua from death.
Jethro provides Moses refuge during his desert exile.
After Moses defends Jethro's daughters at the well, Jethro houses him in Midian.
Sethi temporarily places Moses above Rameses in the succession.
After Moses demonstrates that improved slave treatment increases productivity, Sethi declares him the next Pharaoh.
Baka represents the violent labor system Moses rejects.
Moses reprimands Baka for abusing the workers and later kills him to save Joshua.
Dathan opposes Moses first politically and later through religious rebellion.
Dathan reports Moses's Hebrew confession to Rameses, later claims Moses is dead, and is destroyed when Moses returns.
Their contest publicly contrasts Moses's divine authority with Egyptian ritual power.
Jannes copies Moses's staff-to-cobra trick, but Moses's snake swallows the snake produced by Jannes's staves.
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