In the Bible, the story of Moses begins to be told in chapter 2 of the book of Exodus. He was born when the Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt. Placed in a basket to escape the death promised by Pharaoh to all the male children of the Hebrew people, he was welcomed by the latter's daughter and given the name "Moses" because he had been saved from the waters.

However, according to Rochester, the story is (quite) different.