a mass departure of people; when capitalised, also refers to a book of the Bible

leader of the Hebrew people, also called Israelites, and a prophet in Abrahamic religions

a message or information passed on by a supernatural being

Moses and the burning bush

Religious education

This unit will deepen pupils' understanding of the concept of Prophethood in the Abrahamic traditions. Using a theological lens, pupils will investigate the ancestral stories that form a point of connection between Christians, Jews and Muslims. They will analyse similarities and differences.

Prophethood: how are Abrahamic faiths connected through prophets?

laws given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai

Match each key term to the correct definitions.

What was Moses doing when he saw the burning bush?

How did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?

The Ten Commandments are important moral rules in the {{}} religions.

The Jewish festival of {{}} celebrates the Israelites’ escape from Egypt.

Muslims refer to Moses as {{}} in Arabic.

Sarai gave her Egyptian slave Hagar to Abram.

God changed Sarai’s name to Sarah and Abram’s name to Abraham.

Put these events in the story of Abraham and Sarah into the correct order.

In the Torah and the Bible, which son was Abraham commanded to sacrifice?

In the Qur’an, which son was Abraham commanded to sacrifice?

Who do Jews and Christians believe they are descended from?

Across the Abrahamic religions, the belief about which son was almost sacrificed is a point of …

The belief that Abraham is the ancestor of Jews, Christians and Muslims is a point of {{}} across the Abrahamic religions.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Moses and the burning bush

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.