For killing an Egyptian whom he saw striking a Hebrew, Moses had to flee from Egypt to the land of Midian. ​ — Exodus 1: 15, 16; 2: 1 - 15; Hebrews 11: 24, 25.
नंतर मोशेला त्याच्या घरापासून दूर अतिशय वेगळ्या वातावरणात राहण्याकरता नेण्यात आले.