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).
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.
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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.