Zipporah
Zipporah | |
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צִפּוֹרָה | |
Zipporah by John Ruskin after Botticelli, 1874 | |
| Known for | Being the wife of Moses |
| Spouse | Moses |
| Children | Gershom (son) Eliezer (son) |
| Parent | Jethro |
| Relatives | Six sisters Aaron (brother-in-law) Miriam (sister-in-law) |
Zipporah is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Jethro, the priest and prince of Midian.
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.