Surah 37. As-Saffat, Ayah 114

I.e., in consideration of their own merit, and not because of their descent from Abraham and Isaac (see preceding verse and note).

The story of Moses is told in numerous passages of the Qur-an. The passages most illustrative of the present passage will be found in xxviii. 4 (oppression of the Israelites in Egypt) and xx. 77-79 (the Israelites triumphant over their enemies when the latter were drowned in the Red Sea).