About Zipporah
Hebrew Name
צִפֹּרָה
English Name
Zipporah
Phonetic Spelling
tzi-po-RAH
What does Zipporah mean?
Bird
וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת־הָאִישׁ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה׃ Moshe consented to stay with the man, and he gave Moshe his daughter Tzipora as wife.
Description about Zipporah
Zipporah was the daughter of the Midianite priest Jethro and the wife of Moses. Together, Zipporah and Moses had two children: Gershom and Eliezer.
Attribute of Zipporah
Beautiful, righteous, modest, unassuming and decisive.
Where is Zipporah in the Bible?
Exodus 2:21, Exodus 4:25, Exodus 18:2
What did Zipporah do in the Bible?
Moses married Zipporah after fleeing to Midian from Egypt. When it seemed that Moses was going to be killed by an angel, Zipporah heroically took action and circumcised her son, Eliezer, thus saving Moses’ life (Exodus 4:24-26). The sages describe Zipporah as beautiful, righteous, modest and unassuming.
What does the Bible say about Zipporah?
Righteous, Beautiful, Modest
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