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Zipporah צִפֹּרָה
Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, was Moses' wife and the mother of his two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
Family
Where Zipporah appears
Exodus (3)
Key verses
- Exodus 2:21 first mention — And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- Exodus 4:25 — Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
- Exodus 18:2 — Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.