Holy Moses! Biblical figure a mystery after all these centuries

From: The Gazette | Date: April 3, 2004| Author: PAUL ASAY THE GAZETTE | Copyright information

Throughout history, the biblical Moses has been portrayed as big, bad and buff.

If Moses was your girlfriend's father, you'd be scared to kiss her until your seventh date.

If Moses was your boss, you'd never, ever send a personal e-mail from your desk.

And if you were an ancient Hebrew who recently escaped from Egypt with Moses, you'd never THINK of donating some nice earrings to help make a golden calf behind Moses' back. No siree.

So the ancient Hebrews straye...

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