Moses had a wife, and her name was Zipporah.
We know this because the Bible says so, specifically in Exodus 2:21-22: “Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.”
And then, in Exodus 18:1-2: “Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. And Jethro said to Moses: ‘Come up to me into the mountain and stay there so that I may give orders to you for your people.'”
So we know that Moses was married at some point during his life, but we don’t know who his wife was. We also don’t know if they had any children. But we do know that she wasn’t named Zipporah.
Moses In The Bible Wife’s Name
Introduction
Zipporah, the wife of Moses, is mentioned in Exodus 2:21. She is one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a priest of Midian. Zipporah and her father were living in the land of Midian when Moses fled there after killing an Egyptian and being rejected by his own people (Exodus 2:16–22). When he reached their home, Jethro invited him to stay with them, and that was when Moses met Zipporah for the first time.
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A woman named Zipporah is the first wife of Moses mentioned in the Bible.
A grateful Jethro gives Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage, despite their religious differences. They marry and have two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. A few years later, after God speaks to Moses through a burning bush, Moses sets out with his family to return to Egypt to free his people from slavery.
In the Book of Exodus, Moses’ first wife is mentioned. Her name is Zipporah, which means “bird” in Hebrew. She’s the daughter of Jethro, a priest of Midian and the man who found Moses when he fled Egypt (Exodus 2:15–22).
The Bible doesn’t describe Zipporah as having any character traits; it simply says that she gave birth to two sons and then circumcised them at Jethro’s command (Exodus 4:20–22). It also says that she was able to circumcise her son because God was helping her perform this task (Exodus 4:25). In other words, God used Moses’ wife as his agent even though she wasn’t part of his immediate family!
The name Zipporah means “bird.” It was a popular name in Ancient Egypt. There are other mentions of women named Zipporah in Scripture.
The name Zipporah means “bird.” It was a popular name in Ancient Egypt. There are other mentions of women named Zipporah in Scripture.
The Bible doesn’t tell us how old Moses’ wife was when he married her, or how long they stayed together. But we can infer from the text that she’s an adult who has already had children by another husband or father before marrying Moses and becoming his wife.
Flying with wings like eagles is mentioned as part of the vision sent by God to Shem, one of his sons (Genesis 15:11)
Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a priest of Midian and father-in-law to Moses, who lived in the land of Midian (Exodus 2:15–21).
Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a priest of Midian and father-in-law to Moses, who lived in the land of Midian (Exodus 2:15–21). She had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
She was married to Moses when he fled Egypt with his wife and baby son (Exodus 2:22–25).
After her husband’s return from Mount Sinai with God’s revelation on two tablets inscribed by His own hand (Exodus 24:12), Zipporah helped him carry them during their journey back to Egypt. Their first stop was at a well where they met up with Aaron, his brother; Miriam; and Hobab—brother-in-law (or perhaps nephew) of Moses’ father-in law Jethro who stayed behind at Horeb while all Israel left for Egypt.
The marriage between Moses and Zipporah is not recorded in Scripture. We can only assume their marriage happened at some point after his exile from Egypt began in Exodus 2:15.
You may be wondering why Moses was unmarried. The Bible records that he married and had children, so why aren’t they mentioned?
The truth is that we don’t know when Moses married Zipporah. It could have been before his exile from Egypt, but it’s also possible that they were already married when he fled Egypt (Exodus 2:15). If so, then their marriage took place sometime between the time of his birth (Exodus 2:11-12) and his flight from Egypt (Exodus 2:15).
While Moses fled Egypt for Midian, he came to a well where he watered the flocks of Jethro’s daughters as they came to water their father’s flocks.
Moses was a shepherd and he came to a well where he watered the flock of Jethro’s daughters as they came to water their father’s flocks.
Jethro was a priest of Midian and his daughters were unmarried.
Moses married one of these women, Zipporah, and they had two sons named Gershom and Eliezer.
When Jethro learned what had happened with the Egyptian authorities regarding Moses, he invited him to stay in Midian (Exodus 2:15–22).
When Jethro learned what had happened with the Egyptian authorities regarding Moses, he invited him to stay in Midian (Exodus 2:15–22). At that point, Moses married Zipporah and she became his first wife. Together they had two sons named Gershom and Eliezer. They also had a daughter named Miriam who is mentioned later in the Bible as being one of Moses’ sister and Aaron’s sister-in-law (Numbers 12:1).
If Zipporah actually married Moses after this event and moved with him to Egypt, she would have been approximately 15 years old when her father offered her hand in marriage to Moses.
If Zipporah actually married Moses after this event and moved with him to Egypt, she would have been approximately 15 years old when her father offered her hand in marriage to Moses. While it is likely that Zipporah was a young girl at the time of her betrothal to Moses, it is also possible that she was older. If so, then she would have been closer to 18 years old before they actually wed.
During their lifetime together, they had two sons: Gershom and Eliezer (Exodus 2:22-23). Even though both boys are referred to by their names alone in scripture there is another clue as to their identity when we look at the names themselves. In Hebrew tradition, each son carries a name which reflects his father’s profession: Gershom means “sojourner” because he was born during the time when Israelites were living in Egypt (Exodus 1:10), while Eliezer means “My god helps me.” This second name seems especially appropriate for Zipporah’s firstborn son since he grew up in an environment where God helped protect him from harm during one of Egypt’s plagues (Exodus 1:12).
how does this fit together missy
Well, you’ve been wondering how this fits together. So let’s look at it through the eyes of Missy and Moses.
Moses and Zipporah were married. Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses who was exiled from Egypt for killing an Egyptian guard when he tried to murder him (Exodus 2:11). He fled to Midian where he became a shepherd for one of the seven daughters of Jethro who remained unmarried (Exodus 2:15). One day as he was watering his flocks by a well near Mount Horeb [1], shepherds from her father’s flock came to water their sheep there too (Exodus 2:16). The young woman saw him and said “The man is certainly a bridegroom; those are bridal garments on him!” (Exodus 2:17). When they had finished drinking water they went off home again; but she went back with her companions (Exodus 2:18).[2]
She invited him into her tent where they spent the night together[3]. In response to his question as to why she had invited him into her tent rather than marrying another man, Zipporah told Moses that she could not go back home because “I am a woman who has no husband…no children…and now I see that thou art without any fault in my sight.”(Exodus 2:21-22)[4]. She then offered herself as his wife if only he would take care not leave until after seven days’ time.[5]
Conclusion
“Is Zipporah the wife of Moses?” The answer is yes. She was the first and only wife of Moses mentioned in the Bible, who was an Egyptian princess. Do you know how does this fit together missy.