英语词汇moses’ cradle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Moses’ cradle; Mosaic code. A Moses’ cradle is a shallow wicker bassinet, its name deriving from the basket made of bullrushes that Moses’ mother hid him in when oppressed Isra- elites were ordered to kill all their male children (Exod. 2:1–5) Pharaoh’s daughter found the child, named him Moses, “Be- cause I drew him out of the water,” and let his mother nurse him. As a young man, Moses, who grew up in the splendor of the court, killed an Egyptian oppressing a Jew and fled into the wilderness, but at the age of 80 he was called by God, through a voice from a burning bush, to return to Egypt and free the He- brews. Pharaoh refused God’s demand until 10 plagues were sent and Moses then led his people to Mount Sinai. For 40 years after he led them through the wilderness, drawing up re- ligious and ethical rules known as the Mosaic code during this time. The first five books of the Bible, the Hebrew Torah or the Pentateuch, are regarded as Moses’ work. After viewing Canaan from Mount Nebo, he died alone at 120, his people compelled to wander in the wilderness until one generation had passed away because they had rebelled against crossing into the Prom- ised Land. See mosaic.

词汇	moses’ cradle
词源	Moses’ cradle; Mosaic code. A Moses’ cradle is a shallow wicker bassinet, its name deriving from the basket made of bullrushes that Moses’ mother hid him in when oppressed Isra- elites were ordered to kill all their male children (Exod. 2:1–5) Pharaoh’s daughter found the child, named him Moses, “Be- cause I drew him out of the water,” and let his mother nurse him. As a young man, Moses, who grew up in the splendor of the court, killed an Egyptian oppressing a Jew and fled into the wilderness, but at the age of 80 he was called by God, through a voice from a burning bush, to return to Egypt and free the He- brews. Pharaoh refused God’s demand until 10 plagues were sent and Moses then led his people to Mount Sinai. For 40 years after he led them through the wilderness, drawing up re- ligious and ethical rules known as the Mosaic code during this time. The first five books of the Bible, the Hebrew Torah or the Pentateuch, are regarded as Moses’ work. After viewing Canaan from Mount Nebo, he died alone at 120, his people compelled to wander in the wilderness until one generation had passed away because they had rebelled against crossing into the Prom- ised Land. See mosaic.
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