Zipporah

Zipporah
צִפּוֹרָה
Detail of the Moses Leaving for Egypt, painted by Perugino, c. 1482, Zipporah is dressed in blue.
Known forWife of Moses
SpouseMoses
ChildrenGershom (son)
Eliezer (son)
ParentJethro
RelativesSix sisters
Aaron (brother-in-law)
Miriam (sister-in-law)

Zipporah, or Tzipora (/ˈzɪpərə, zɪˈpɔːrə/; Hebrew: צִפּוֹרָה, Ṣīppōrā, "bird"),[a] is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest and prince of Midian.[1]

She is the mother of Moses' two sons: Eliezer, and Gershom.

In the Book of Chronicles, two of her grandsons are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom; and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer (1 Chronicles 23:16–17).


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  1. ^ * Corduan, Winfried (2013). Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions. InterVarsity Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8308-7197-1.

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