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* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned. It's implied that there was a different Pharaoh during the beginning of Moses' life and during the titular Exodus, which given human lifespans is not surprising.
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** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaohs_in_the_Bible There is some speculation as to his/their identity]], with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thutmose_II Thutmose II]] being the best candidate for the Pharaoh Moses contended with.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned. It's implied that there There was a different Pharaoh during the beginning of Moses' life and during the titular Exodus, which given human lifespans is not surprising.
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** [[FridgeBrilliance Pharaohs and their families also tended to practice incest to "keep the bloodline pure", which resulted in birth defects and would've further shortenend their lives]].
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* TheObiWan: Recognized as the greatest prophet in Judaism, and invoked in many major prayers.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Is somewhat introduced this way in Chapter 4. Moses's sister, Miriam, is explicitly mentioned in the first couple of chapters as playing a key role in Moses's survival. Aaron's not brought up at all, despite also being an older sibling of Moses. [[NoodleIncident It's also never explained how he, as a Jewish male child, was able to survive the purge of Chapter 1.]]
* UrExample: Was the first high priest of Israel.
* UrExample: Was the first high priest of Israel.
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* MosesInTheBullrushes: The TropeNamer. Ironically, he is not a perfect fit for this trope as in the actual text he knew he was an Israelite. The movie changed it because of the Rule of Drama.
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* MosesInTheBullrushes: MosesInTheBulrushes: The TropeNamer. Ironically, he is not a perfect fit for this trope as in the actual text he knew he was an Israelite. The movie changed it because of the Rule of Drama.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Given the area she came from, Its very likely that one of his wives was black. In any case, Miriam and Aaron where not happy about him marrying her, and spoke against him until God got angry at them and rebuked them.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Given the area she came from, Its it's very likely that one of his wives was black. a black African. In any case, Miriam and Aaron where was not happy about him marrying her, and spoke against him until God got angry at them and rebuked them.inflicted her with leprosy for her behavior.
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* ShiksaGoddess: His wife's second wife is Ethiopian.
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* MissKitty: Making the trope ''at least'' OlderThanFeudalism
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* KillItWithWater:Orders the first born sons of the Israelites to be thrown into the Nile river.
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* LegacyCharacter: The Pharaoh at the start of Exodus and the Pharaoh who Moses demands freedom from were probably two different Pharaohs, given how old Moses was during the latter event. Nonetheless, the Bible only concerns itself with "the Pharaoh".
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* NoNameGiven / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: NoNameGiven[=/=]EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is never given, as Pharaoh is just a title.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned. It's implied that there was a different Pharaoh during the beginning of Moses' life and during the titular Exodus, which given human lifespans is not surprising.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned. It's implied that there was a different Pharaoh during the beginning of Moses' life and during the titular Exodus, which given human lifespans is not surprising.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some translations list her as an innkeeper, though the mainstream view is that she was a prostitute or a brothel madam.
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* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Averted; not only does she eventually get married and have a family of her own, she becomes part of the lineage of {{Jesus}} Himself!
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*RuleOfThree: His stubbornness is described 3 times.
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* TheReliableOne: Before entering the desert, Aaron was pretty clearly Moses' NumberTwo. While there however, Aaron proved himself to be [[ExtremeDoormat too much of a people pleaser]], and Moses began to put Joshua in more leadership roles. In the end, Joshua was one of the only two of the old generation allowed passage into the Promise Land, and he became Moses' successor as Leader.
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* DistaffCounterpart: Often portrayed as leading the women while her brothers led the men.
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* PanderingToTheBase: When the Israelites demand a physical form to worship, he relents and allows them to melt down their jewelry to make a golden calf.
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* BackFromTheDead: While this would normally not apply to someone for whom they NeverFoundTheBody, he shows up again over 1000 years later in the New Testament as a spirit.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When the Israelites were complaining about a lack of water, God told Moses to speak to a stone to get a spring to appear, but Moses smacked it with his staff instead. As punishment for not following God's directions exactly, he was not allowed to enter the promised land. (While he was alive, see Brick Joke on YMMV tab.)
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When the Israelites were complaining about a lack of water, God told Moses to speak tell the rock to a stone to get a spring to appear, but Moses smacked it with release water. Instead, he struck the rock and took credit for the miracle, angering God and losing his staff instead. As punishment for not following God's directions exactly, he was not allowed opportunity to enter cross into the promised land. (While he was alive, see Brick Joke on YMMV tab.)Promised Land.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: He writes about his own death.
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* GuileHeroine: When the princess finds Moses, she asks the princess if she can find a woman to act as a wet nurse for the baby, which the princess agrees to. The wet nurse she chose? Their mother.
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!!Moses
->''"Let my people go!"''
* BackFromTheDead: While this would normally not apply to someone for whom they NeverFoundTheBody, he shows up again over 1000 years later in the New Testament as a spirit.
* {{Badass}}
* BeyondTheImpossible: He writes about his own death.
* CueTheSun: God prolongs the day in one battle for as long as Moses held up his arms. He got people to help him hold them up.
* ChekhovsGun: The Staff/Snake miracle.
* DyingAlone: They Never Found the Body. The book of Jude in the New Testament expands on this.
* GenocideBackfire
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Given the area she came from, Its very likely that one of his wives was black. In any case, Miriam and Aaron where not happy about him marrying her, and spoke against him until God got angry at them and rebuked them.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: The TropeNamer. Ironically, he is not a perfect fit for this trope as in the actual text he knew he was an Israelite. The movie changed it because of the Rule of Drama.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When the Israelites were complaining about a lack of water, God told Moses to speak to a stone to get a spring to appear, but Moses smacked it with his staff instead. As punishment for not following God's directions exactly, he was not allowed to enter the promised land. (While he was alive, see Brick Joke on YMMV tab.)
* TheObiWan: Recognized as the greatest prophet in Judaism, and invoked in many major prayers.
* ShiksaGoddess: His wife's Ethiopian.
* UnstoppableRage: Got quite angry when he came back to find some of the Israelites worshiping a golden calf. Understandable. The text ambiguously implies they were having a orgy.
* UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking: He had a speech impediment, so his brother Aaron did the talking for him. This is subverted in Deuteronomy which shows how much he's changed. The whole book is Moses' eloquent last instructions to Israel before his death.
!!Aaron
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Often portrayed as a nicer person than his brother, especially in the Talmud, where he micromanages Israelite home life. His death is also given a lot more solemnity than Moses'.
!!Miriam
->''And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, proceeded to take a tambourine in her hand; and all the women began going out with her with tambourines and in dances.''
* {{Jerkass}}: Temporarily; She didn't like Moses's new wife and roped Aaron into helping her speak out against her. God didn't like that very much.
* SickEpisode: Punishment for her insolence; she got better.
!!Pharaoh
->Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country."''
* {{Determinator}}: He was stubborn even before God* started hardening his heart.
* TooDumbToLive
* IgnoredEpiphany: He admitted that "this time I have sinned", that his people were wrong and God is right, told Moses that he could go, then, right after Pharaoh saw that the hail and rain were gone and everything was fine and dandy again, Pharaoh "hardened" his own heart and refused to let the Israelites go.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. He sent men to kill the Israelites kids. His own son died later.
* InfanticideBackfire: One of the infants they tried to kill survived, and this ultimately resulted in the Israelites being freed and the death of Pharaoh.
* KillItWithWater:Orders the first born sons of the Israelites to be thrown into the Nile river.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Send men to drown the infants of the people you enslaved? Your own people's children will die, including your own son, and your armies (possibly including you) will drown.
* NayTheist: He acknowledged the existence of God. He even went so far as to admits that he sinned, but he still refused to do what God said and let His people go.
* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Attempted unsuccessfully to kill the prophesied savior by killing all male hebrew babies. Ended unknowingly raising the child himself.
* NoNameGiven / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is never given, as Pharaoh is just a title.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: He fought against God by refusing to let His people go, even after he saw proof that He exists.
* {{Pride}}: His refusal to humble himself before God cost him quite dearly, any way you slice it.
!!Joshua
->''And Israel served the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime.''
* {{Badass}}
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The translation directed by King James the 1st of England confuses him with Jesus at a few points. Helps that their Name's The Same, albeit under different naming conventions.
* CueTheSun: ''And that day was unlike any other before or since, when God listened to a man'' - Joshua 10:14
* {{Curse}}: He foretold that whoever rebuilds Jericho will lose both his sons in the process and this came true during the time of Ahab.
* HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath: When the attack on the city of Ai failed followed by God telling him [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan "Get up! Why are you down on your face?|]].
* KillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.
!!Rahab
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She saves the Israeli spies from being killed.
* LesCollaborateurs: A rare heroic example.
* NamesTheSame: Shares it with a mythical sea monster.
!!Balaam
->''"How can I curse those whom God had not?"''
* CruellaToAnimals / KickTheDog: Started beating his donkey when she refused to move.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He is later found to have been killed in an Israelite raid.
* {{Hypocrite}}
* {{Greed}}
* NotSoHarmless: He is later found guilty of encouraging Israel's enemies to seduce it into performing pagan worship.
* WhatTheHellHero: Balaam got this from a donkey of all things. Though Balaam was not really a hero.
!!Balaam's Donkey
->''Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"''
* StubbornMule: This is probably what Balaam thought, but in reality the Donkey refused to move because she saw an angel.
* TalkingAnimal: It was due to a miracle, but it is not clear whether this literally happened or was a vision of some sort.
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->''"Let my people go!"''
* BackFromTheDead: While this would normally not apply to someone for whom they NeverFoundTheBody, he shows up again over 1000 years later in the New Testament as a spirit.
* {{Badass}}
* BeyondTheImpossible: He writes about his own death.
* CueTheSun: God prolongs the day in one battle for as long as Moses held up his arms. He got people to help him hold them up.
* ChekhovsGun: The Staff/Snake miracle.
* DyingAlone: They Never Found the Body. The book of Jude in the New Testament expands on this.
* GenocideBackfire
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Given the area she came from, Its very likely that one of his wives was black. In any case, Miriam and Aaron where not happy about him marrying her, and spoke against him until God got angry at them and rebuked them.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: The TropeNamer. Ironically, he is not a perfect fit for this trope as in the actual text he knew he was an Israelite. The movie changed it because of the Rule of Drama.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When the Israelites were complaining about a lack of water, God told Moses to speak to a stone to get a spring to appear, but Moses smacked it with his staff instead. As punishment for not following God's directions exactly, he was not allowed to enter the promised land. (While he was alive, see Brick Joke on YMMV tab.)
* TheObiWan: Recognized as the greatest prophet in Judaism, and invoked in many major prayers.
* ShiksaGoddess: His wife's Ethiopian.
* UnstoppableRage: Got quite angry when he came back to find some of the Israelites worshiping a golden calf. Understandable. The text ambiguously implies they were having a orgy.
* UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking: He had a speech impediment, so his brother Aaron did the talking for him. This is subverted in Deuteronomy which shows how much he's changed. The whole book is Moses' eloquent last instructions to Israel before his death.
!!Aaron
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Often portrayed as a nicer person than his brother, especially in the Talmud, where he micromanages Israelite home life. His death is also given a lot more solemnity than Moses'.
!!Miriam
->''And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, proceeded to take a tambourine in her hand; and all the women began going out with her with tambourines and in dances.''
* {{Jerkass}}: Temporarily; She didn't like Moses's new wife and roped Aaron into helping her speak out against her. God didn't like that very much.
* SickEpisode: Punishment for her insolence; she got better.
!!Pharaoh
->Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country."''
* {{Determinator}}: He was stubborn even before God* started hardening his heart.
* TooDumbToLive
* IgnoredEpiphany: He admitted that "this time I have sinned", that his people were wrong and God is right, told Moses that he could go, then, right after Pharaoh saw that the hail and rain were gone and everything was fine and dandy again, Pharaoh "hardened" his own heart and refused to let the Israelites go.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. He sent men to kill the Israelites kids. His own son died later.
* InfanticideBackfire: One of the infants they tried to kill survived, and this ultimately resulted in the Israelites being freed and the death of Pharaoh.
* KillItWithWater:Orders the first born sons of the Israelites to be thrown into the Nile river.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Send men to drown the infants of the people you enslaved? Your own people's children will die, including your own son, and your armies (possibly including you) will drown.
* NayTheist: He acknowledged the existence of God. He even went so far as to admits that he sinned, but he still refused to do what God said and let His people go.
* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Attempted unsuccessfully to kill the prophesied savior by killing all male hebrew babies. Ended unknowingly raising the child himself.
* NoNameGiven / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His real name is never given, as Pharaoh is just a title.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, as there are other Pharaohs mentioned.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: He fought against God by refusing to let His people go, even after he saw proof that He exists.
* {{Pride}}: His refusal to humble himself before God cost him quite dearly, any way you slice it.
!!Joshua
->''And Israel served the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime.''
* {{Badass}}
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The translation directed by King James the 1st of England confuses him with Jesus at a few points. Helps that their Name's The Same, albeit under different naming conventions.
* CueTheSun: ''And that day was unlike any other before or since, when God listened to a man'' - Joshua 10:14
* {{Curse}}: He foretold that whoever rebuilds Jericho will lose both his sons in the process and this came true during the time of Ahab.
* HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath: When the attack on the city of Ai failed followed by God telling him [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan "Get up! Why are you down on your face?|]].
* KillEmAll: What happens to most of the cities he conquers.
!!Rahab
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She saves the Israeli spies from being killed.
* LesCollaborateurs: A rare heroic example.
* NamesTheSame: Shares it with a mythical sea monster.
!!Balaam
->''"How can I curse those whom God had not?"''
* CruellaToAnimals / KickTheDog: Started beating his donkey when she refused to move.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He is later found to have been killed in an Israelite raid.
* {{Hypocrite}}
* {{Greed}}
* NotSoHarmless: He is later found guilty of encouraging Israel's enemies to seduce it into performing pagan worship.
* WhatTheHellHero: Balaam got this from a donkey of all things. Though Balaam was not really a hero.
!!Balaam's Donkey
->''Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"''
* StubbornMule: This is probably what Balaam thought, but in reality the Donkey refused to move because she saw an angel.
* TalkingAnimal: It was due to a miracle, but it is not clear whether this literally happened or was a vision of some sort.
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