Contrary to marketing claims that it was 'the world's first biblical telenovela', it was actually the second one: O Rouxinol da Galileia, aired by TV Tupi in 1968 during the Passion of Christ, came first.

The show was originally planned to run only 150 chapters across four phases, but due to strong ratings Record extended it and eventually gave it a full second season.

Filming took place at RecNov studios in Vargem Grande, Rio de Janeiro, with exterior scenes shot in the Atacama Desert in Chile as well as locations in Guarapuava (Paraná) and Itaguaí, Seropédica and Santa Cruz in Rio de Janeiro.

Production built 28 sets and a purpose-made backlot city of over 7,000 square meters to represent the Hebrew, Egyptian and Midianite cities, and the show was shot using Arri Alexa digital cameras.

It was one of Record's most expensive productions, costing an estimated R$700,000 per episode, though still less than the R$900,000 per episode spent on Milagres de Jesus.

The parting of the Red Sea sequence was filmed in May 2015 at Fazenda Lama-Preta in Rio de Janeiro over 31 days, using 120 animals, more than 400 extras and 240 crew members, at a cost of about R$1 million; post-production effects were handled by Hollywood's Stargate Studios, known for its work on shows like The Walking Dead and Revenge.

To depict the Red Sea closing, crews built four 12-meter-high ramps of wood and metal that dumped 12,000 liters of reused water onto the actors and extras, with a total of 20,000 liters transported by ten water trucks for the sequence.

For the plague turning water to blood, actress Camila Rodrigues (Nefertari) was covered in fake blood while filming a bathtub scene and said she stayed stained for almost a week afterward.

Actor Petrônio Gontijo (Aaron) revealed that the frog plague scene was shot with rubber frogs rather than real animals, and that the sequence was filmed three times from different angles to give the visual effects team enough material to work with.

Director Alexandre Avancini named the plague of hail and fire as the hardest to film, since it required destroying the entire scenographic city and involved the full cast plus stunt performers and extras.

The burning bush seen by Moses was entirely created in 3D CGI, since the production team could not safely set a real tree on fire; a fire fork was used on set just to mark where the burning plant would later be digitally inserted.

In early CGI concept versions, the hand of God appearing in effects sequences was originally colored blue before the color was changed.

The episode depicting the parting of the Red Sea, aired on 10 November 2015, set a historic ratings record with an average of 28 points and peaks of 31 points and 39% audience share in the São Paulo region.

The telenovela's success drew international press attention, including praise from The Guardian and a feature in The New York Times about the strength of Brazilian television drama.

The show's popularity led to spin-off projects, including a feature film that became Brazil's highest-grossing domestic film and a stage musical.

For the first time in a Brazilian biblical production, a Portuguese-language song, 'O amor que vem da fé' (also known as 'No poço te encontrei'), was used as background music for Moses and Zipporah's wedding, sung by Kátia Jorgensen and Moyses Macedo, son of Record owner Bishop Edir Macedo.