From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Moses striking the rock" by Pieter de Grebber (1630) Moses ( Hebrew : מֹשֶׁה ‎‎, Modern Moshe Tiberian Mōšéh ; Greek : Mωϋσῆς Mōüsēs ; Arabic : موسىٰ Mūsa ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible , a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet , to whom