Moses was a prophet born in Egypt in the 14th century BC who delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. As an infant, he was set adrift in the Nile River and rescued by the Pharaoh's daughter. In adulthood, Moses killed an Egyptian taskmaster and fled to Midian. There, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush and commanded him to return to Egypt to free the Israelites. Despite the Pharaoh's refusal to let the Israelites go, Moses' demands and God's plagues led to their release. God then gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.