Moses
Moses is most remembered for 3 major events of his life: the first being found in the Nile River as an Infant, splitting the sea in two for him and his army to run through and the third being his staff, one which turned into a snake when thrown on the floor. Moses was responsible for having written Genesis and delivering the word of God to his people. To begin with, Moses was said to be born around 1400 B.C.E. in Egypt, specially in the Land of Goshen. When Moses was an infant, the Pharaoh of Egypt announced that no more male children should be allowed to live. The reason being was that he feared the population was growing far too rapidly and worried that his authority would be overpowered. Because of this, Moses mother did not want to risk Moses’ life so she put him in a woven basket and placed him to float amongst the waters of the Nile River. Ironically, Moses was founded by the Princess, who happened to be the Pharaoh’s daughter. God spoke to Moses through a bush, which was on fire but did not burn, demanding him, along with Aaron as a spokesman, to persuade and lead the Hebrews out of Egypt into the Promised Land of Abraham: Israel. The Pharaoh however was not okay with Moses leading his people out of slavery. He then sent his army after Moses and his people, but by the grace of God, he split the Red Sea letting Moses and his people through while sea collapsed over the Pharaoh’s army, drowning them to defeat. This infamous story is one of Moses’ greatest victories mentioned in the Old Testament. Not only did Moses lead his people out of slavery, but it was to him who God had given the Ten Commandments to form his nation, which is the basis of Christianity until this very day. Moses continuously delivered the honest word of God and continued to put his trust into his Lord, displaying a great amount of faith that followers of Christianity should look up to.

Genesis
Genesis, a religious text, is the first book of the Old Testament in Christianity. It is believed that the entire Old Testament, including Genesis, was written by Moses under the word of God. He was ordered to write the truth without making any mistakes. Considering the book was written by the word of God through Moses, there is not a specific date Genesis was written. Rather, it has the same timeline as Moses’ life, approximately between the years of 1440 B.C.E. to 1400 B.C.E. Genesis is referred to as the Book of Origins as it tells of the beginning of life, the creation of the Earth and man, marriage, sins, death, nations, languages and Israel. Some of the major event of Genesis include God creating the Heavens and the Earth in 6 days. The first day was the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, the second day created day and night, land and seas the forth day, the fifth day followed with the creation of the sun and the moon, and lastly, the final sixth day was stricken with God’s creation of living creatures. Another important story and lesson of Genesis was Adam and Eve’s encounter with Satan, who came to them in form of a snake to stray them from God’s demands to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree. This story was where the familiarity of sin had began and has been a significant story of the Bible. Overall, the main purpose of Genesis, often referred to as the “seed-plot,” is to inform believers of Christianity of the origin of Christianity.

Jericho
Jericho was an empire often recognized for being the oldest and lowest city on earth, aging of over ten thousand years and sitting approximately 850 feet below sea level. This ancient city is located near the Jordan River in the West bank, only about 8 miles from the Dead Sea. Jericho has experienced calamities over and again, the infamous one being Joshua’s victorious battle. After the death of Moses, God had announced Joshua to be the leader of the Children of Israel. This significant story of the Battle of Jericho, or the Fall of Jericho, are shown through Joshua’s devotion, belief and trust in his Lord to be with him through his battle. Although there is no clarified date as to when exactly the battle occurred, it is implied to be after the life of Moses and around the time of the Book of Joshua around 1500 B.C. The battle consisted of Joshua’s army of Israeli men marching around the city of Jericho blowing their trumpets a total of seven times. This resulted in the entire city walls of Jericho to come tumbling down, leading to Joshua’s victory. This biblical story remains to be a significant story for Christianity as the moral of the story remains to always put your trust in your Lord. The Lord promised Joshua He would be with him, causing Joshua to display a great amount of obedience and trust in his God. It teaches believers of Christianity to never lose faith in the Lord, as he will be there with our trials as he was there for our forefathers’ trials.