Zipporah
The daughter of the priest of Midian, given to Moses in marriage after he defended her and her sisters at the well. She bore him Gershom and Eliezer. On the journey back to Egypt came the strange incident at the lodging place where the Lord sought to kill Moses, and Zipporah took a flint, circumcised her son and touched Moses's feet with the foreskin, calling him a bridegroom of blood. Her father later brought her and the boys back to Moses in the wilderness.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
ExodusMoses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
Exodus 2:21 — Given to Moses
Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”
Exodus 4:25
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
Exodus 18:2
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
Family
In their own words — 2 recorded sayings
“And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.” — Exodus 2:19
“Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.” — Exodus 4:25
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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