Book of Jubilees: The Book of Jubilees: The Birth and Early Years of Moses (xlvii. 1-12)
The Birth and Early Years of Moses (xlvii. 1-12; cf. Exod. ii.).
XLVII. And in the seventh week, in the seventh
3 went forth from the land of Canaan, and thou wast born in the fourth week, in the sixth year thereof, in the
1 the daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe in the river, and she heard thy voice crying, and she told her maidens to bring thee forth, and they brought thee unto her. 6. And she took thee out of the ark, and she had compassion on thee. 7. And thy sister said unto her: "Shall I go and call unto thee one of the Hebrew women to nurse and suckle this babe for thee?" And she said (unto her): "Go." 8. And she went and called thy mother Jochebed, 2 and she gave her wages, and she nursed thee. 9. And afterwards, when thou wast grown up, they brought thee unto the daughter of Pharaoh, and thou didst become her son, and Amram thy father taught thee writing, 3 and after thou hadst completed three weeks they brought thee into the royal court. 10. And thou
Footnotes
203:1 This interesting statement apparently implies that some of the Hebrew tribes were already in Canaan before the Exodus. Or is it a reminiscence of the fact that the tribe of Judah absorbed some South Canaanitish tribes which were never in Egypt? Cf. Burney in Journal of Theological Studies, 1908, pp. 321-352.
