How long did Moses live with his parents before going to Pharaoh's daughter?
Moses lived with his parents until he was weaned, which in the Middle East commonly occurred at five, sometimes six, years of age. The context states he was more than likely with his mother and father for five years before going to Pharaoh's daughter.
Les explains that Moses was only in his mother's care until he was weaned, after which he went directly from their home into Pharaoh's palace and came under Egyptian influence. He notes that in the Middle East mothers did not wean their children from the breast until they were five, sometimes six, years old. So although Moses went to Pharaoh's daughter as soon as he was weaned, he was likely with his mother and father for five years. That early period gave him the word by which faith would later prompt him, at age 40, to choose the Hebrews rather than Egypt.
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Why did Moses live with his parents until age five before going to Pharaoh?
Moses was able to have those first five years with his parents because mothers in the Middle East did not wean until a child was five or six years old.