Baby Moses

The king of Egypt ordered that every Hebrew baby boy be thrown into the river. A mother hid her baby for three months, and then placed him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile. His sister Miriam watched. The king's daughter found the baby, felt sorry for him and adopted him, and, as Miriam suggested, the baby's own mother nursed him. She named him Moses, because she drew him out of the water.

Read it in the Bible

This story is in Exodus chapter 2 of the Bible.

A verse to remember

The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Exodus 2:10, World English Bible

Questions to talk about

1. Where did Moses' mother put him?
2. Who found him?
3. How did Miriam help?

An activity

Make a small basket from paper and put a doll or a toy in it.

Read next

• Moses and the Journey Out of Egypt
• How to tell Bible stories to children

Questions people ask

The stories are simple retellings for children and are not a substitute for reading the Bible. Churches teach the stories in different ways; adapt to your own tradition.