Moses was an Egyptian prince who later became a prophet and lawgiver for the Israelites. According to the Hebrew Bible, after the Israelites had multiplied and become slaves in Egypt, Moses led them out of Egypt and its slavery. Key events included Moses killing an Egyptian and fleeing to Midian, encountering God through the burning bush, returning to Egypt with Aaron and performing plagues to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites, and leading the Israelites out of Egypt after the tenth plague.