Here, we see Michaelangelo's 1515 depiction of Moses, the most prominent character in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. 

Why does he have horns sticking out of his head? A mistake was made when translating the Hebrew of Exod. 34:29-35.  The Hebrew says that Moses' head shined. However, the word for "shine" there looks like the Hebrew word for "horn."

I had the pleasure of editing the notes on the Torah in the CEB Study Bible.  I worked with Theodore Hiebert (Genesis), Dennis T. Olson (Exodus), James W. Watts (Leviticus), Won W. Lee (Numbers), and Nathan MacDonald (Deuteronomy).

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I've written some works dealing with parts of Exodus. Click images to view:

I wrote a Commentary on Numbers for the Wesley One Volume Commentary on the Bible (eds. Kenneth J. Collins and Robert W. Wall; Nashville: Abingdon, 2020), pages 90-110.

I also wrote the entry "Bread of the Presence." Pages 4:446-447 in The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR). Edited by Hans-Josef Klauck. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter Publishing House, 2012.

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Many images on this page come from Wikimedia Commons. Click the following links to see sources and licensing information: Reparations. Exodus 17. Exodus 20. Book of Numbers. Bread of the Presence.