Moses questions God about who he is to demand that Pharaoh release the Israelites from Egypt. God responds that He will be with Moses and tells Moses His name is "I AM". Throughout the Bible, God and Jesus refer to themselves as "I AM" to signify that they are the eternal, self-existent one. Jesus performs many miracles and makes statements where He calls himself the "I AM", such as "I am the bread of life" and "I am the light of the world". By calling himself the "I AM", Jesus was claiming to be God.