Where was Baby Moses found according to tradition in Egypt?

Hi solar12123,

Thanks for posting the additional question.

According to local Jewish and Coptic tradition, baby Moses was found
at a spot now marked by the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo.  Here are a
few web pages that mention this tradition:

"Bassatine News: Volume 1 Issue 7 March 1998" [under heading "The Old
and The New: Ben Ezra vs. Meyr Biton"]
Bassatine News [Jewish Community Council (JCC) of Cairo]
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5855/bassa7.htm

"The Jewish Traveler: Cairo", by Alan Tigay (April 1998)
Hadassah Magazine
http://www.hadassah.org/news/archive/1998/APR98/TRAVELER.HTM

"Thoughts about Passover while Visiting Egypt", by Ilene Springer 
JewishFamily.com
http://www.jewishfamily.com/jc/holidays/passover/thoughts_about_passover.txt

As a bonus, I'll mention an explanation by a biblical scholar as to
why Moses was placed by his mother on the bank of the river, yet was
drawn by Pharaoh's daughter from the river itself.

"January 16, 1998 Vol 1, Isue 10 18 TEVET 5758: Parshat Shemot", by
Rabbi Yosef Shusterman
Chabad of North Beverly Hills
http://www.beverlyhillschabad.com/News-Letter/98/Shemot98.wps.htm

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

moses "pharoah's daughter" location
moses "ben ezra"

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 08 Dec 2002 19:48 PST

That should be "pharaoh's daughter" in the search terms.  (It's hard
to spell "pharaoh" correctly!)

This is intersting but unfourtunatly there is no relible source for
this information.