Moses Malone
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Boy Old & New Testament Very common
taken out; drawn forth
מֹשֶׁה Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς mo.sheh
Moses (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה, mo.sheh) means “taken out; drawn forth”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 793 verses across 31 books of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 589 children in the United States, ranking 515. Around 43,342 Americans have been given it since 1880. Its best-attested bearer belongs to the tribe of Levi.
One person in scripture bears this name.
father of Gershom; related to Zichri; daughter of Jochebed
| Country | Form | Standing | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Moses | rank 515 · 589 in 2025 | Births in year |
| Brazil | MOISES | 125,244 bearers · born 1930–2010 | Living residents |
| Spain | MOISES | 22,785 bearers · mean age 41.2 | Living residents |
| Portugal | Moisés | permitted | IRN approved list |
Two different questions are shown here. Rows marked births in year count children registered during a period; rows marked living residents count people of every age alive at a census. They answer different questions and are never added together.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 589 | Steady |
| All-time total | 43,342 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 669 in 2016 | Its highest year on record |
| Strongest state | CA | Highest share relative to births |
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Exodus 2:10 |
| Last appears | Revelation 15:3 |
| Cross-references | 13,344 linked passages |
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10;
son of: Amram (H6019) and Jochebed (H3115);
brother of: Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813); married to Zipporah (H6855);
father of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H); also called Manasseh at Jdg.18.30(?)
§ Moses = "drawn"
the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus
Moses was a prophet whom God used to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt and give them the law.
Moses was born to Amram and Jochebed, Levites in Egypt, at a time when Pharaoh had commanded that all Hebrew male infants be killed (Exo.2.1-2). His mother hid him for three months, then placed him in a basket on the Nile where Pharaoh's daughter found and adopted him (Exo.2.3-10). As an adult, Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew and fled to Midian (Exo.2.11-15). There he married Zipporah and worked as a shepherd for his father-in-law Jethro (Exo.2.16-22).
God appeared to Moses in a burning bush and called him to lead Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 3-4). Moses, along with his brother Aaron, went to Pharaoh demanding that he let Israel go (Exo.5.1). Through a series of ten plagues, God compelled Pharaoh to release the Israelites (Exodus 7-12). Moses led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and to Mount Sinai (Exodus 13-19). There God gave Moses the law and instructions for the tabernacle (Exodus 20-31).
While Moses was on the mountain, Israel made and worshiped a golden calf (Exodus 32). Moses interceded for the people and God relented from destroying them (Exodus 32-34). Moses oversaw the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 35-40). He led Israel for forty years in the wilderness, mediating between them and God (Numbers, Deuteronomy). God prohibited Moses from entering Canaan because of his disobedience at Meribah (Num.20.1-13). Before his death, Moses viewed the promised land from Mount Nebo (Deu.34.1-4). He died at 120 years old and was buried by God (Deu.34.5-8).
The New Testament refers to Moses as the giver of the law (Jhn.1.17), a type of Christ (Jhn.3.14), and the greatest prophet of the old covenant (Act.3.22-23).
He is named "Manasseh" in several manuscripts of Judges 18.30 to save shaming his name when his grandson set up an idol.
Moses appears in 786 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Exodus 2:10And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Exodus 2:11And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Exodus 2:14Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
Exodus 2:15And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
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