Moses helps her and her sisters when they are being bullied by boys that do not live in the land. She later marries Moses and lives with him for twenty years before he journeys to find the Book of Thoth. After Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, Zipporah joins him on their journey until she is brought back home to Midian by her father. Amram Amram is the father of Moses. He is an enslaved Israelite who must help hide the arrival of Moses until they can release him into the Nile River. He never saw Moses again after this. Jochebed Jochebed is the mother of Moses. She is an enslaved Israelite who gives birth to him while hiding his arrival from the Egyptians. She is not present when he is released in a basket in the Nile River, but she hears that he is taken by the Egyptian princess. She then makes an effort to become the nurse of Moses for the Egyptian princess and she succeeds. After this, she never sees Moses again. African American Perspective Worship In Moses, Man of the Mountain, rather than the Israelites worshiping God through Moses’ relaying of prayer, Moses himself is worshiped by the Israelites. They view him as all powerful and extraordinary. Hurston foregrounds non-biblical aspects in the novel and contradicts the Judeo-Christian perspective of Moses. Hurston also emphasizes the ways in which Moses somewhat forces a new religion on the Israelites with little to no explanation. Moses is worshiped by the Israelites because he is who freed them from Egypt, but Moses only did this because God told him to. Hurston portrays Moses as being neutral to the Israelites. Male Dominance Throughout the novel, Moses is constantly questioned by the Israelites and proves himself to be powerful many times while some still are in disbelief. Hurston questions the idea of a singular figure in power through the criticism Moses receives from the Israelites. Male dominance is also criticized in the same way. The Israelites question Moses but eventually accept his leadership again. Hurston comments on both male dominance and fantasized racial hierarchy through her portrayal of Moses. Complexity of Identities Moses is born as an Israelite to Amram and Jochebed, two enslaved Israelites. Because he is then taken in and raised as Egyptian royalty, his identity is both culturally and ethnically complex. Though Moses never actually questions his identity,