(Egyptian religion) the son of the goddess
Isis, known as the
god of
day. His name is used humorously in this lecture in allusion to
Moses, the great
leader, lawgiver and prophet of the ancient Hebrews. According to the
Old Testament,
Moses was born in
Egypt, where the Hebrews were
living as slaves. When
Moses was an infant, the
Egyptian ruler,
Pharaoh, ordered all the male
children of the Hebrews slain.
Moses'
mother placed him in a small boat made of bulrushes, and hid him in a marsh, where he was found and adopted by
Pharaoh's daughter.
See also Isis in this glossary. —PDC Volume 6 Approved Glossary