Zipporah

Midianite origin

Zipporah is a daughter of Reuel, priest of Midian; Moses marries her after he flees Egypt, and she bears him Gershom.

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First mention
Exodus 2:21

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Scripture references

  • Exodus 2:21

    Moses agreed to stay on there with the man, who gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage.

  • Exodus 2:22

    She gave birth to a son, whom he named Gershom 'because', he said, 'I am an alien in a foreign land.'