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Zipporah

Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, was Moses' wife and the mother of his two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.

The name Zipporah means “beauty; trumpet; mourning”

FemaleMidianEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament1 book6 verses

Summary

A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 2:21; only referred to as Zipporah (צִפֹּרָה); daughter of Jethro; a sister of Hobab; wife of Moses; mother of Gershom and Eliezer.

Glossary entries

Zipporah

Family members

Father

Jethro

Spouse

Moses

Siblings

Hobab

Children

Eliezer Gershom

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 3 verses that refer to Zipporah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Exodus 2:21
    Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
  2. Exodus 2:22Referred to, not named
    And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
  3. Exodus 4:25
    But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
  4. Exodus 4:26Referred to, not named
    So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)
  5. Exodus 18:2
    After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,
  6. Exodus 18:3Referred to, not named
    …along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”