Zipporah is the wife of Moses, given to him in marriage by her Midianite priest father. What can be understood is that Moses had not had his son circumcised eight days after his birth, neglecting his covenant responsibility as a descendent of Abraham. The men that decided the cannon (i.e. He originally had a wife named Zipporah who was the daughter of a Midianite priest (Exodus 2:15 - 21). Its important that we study the scriptures our self, even the scripts we are told are not part of the sixty-six books that we have been left with. So even though I have always hated the idea of divorce, no matter how much she drove me nuts or didnt step up to the plate when it came to our family, I patiently accepted her for who she was because she was the woman I chose, even though our relationship didnt start in Gods way, and now maybe God is rewarding me for that patience. 99). Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Her last years and the circumstances of her death are unknown. He planted the staff in the garden of his house, and no man could approach it. Thanks for the expository (article). (Exodus 4:24). The girls answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock." [26] She is the main character in Marek Halter's novel Zipporah, Wife of Moses (2005).[27]. Touched by Greatness Women in the Life of Moses. Reuel was so grateful, he decided to receive Moses as a guest in his house and offered up his daughter Zipporah to Moses to marry. In the midrashic expansion, when the daughters of Jethro returned home, they told their father that a stranger had saved them from the shepherds, and he asked them: Why did you leave the man? Ashby, Godfrey. Moses married an Ethiopian woman who was not of Shemitic lineage, she was Hamitic (this information is only found in the book of Yasher), that is why Miriam spoke against her. The first sign of trouble came when Moses set off to Egypt after forty years of exile. Who knows, but it gives me hope to relate to Moses in this thing. The Untold Story of Zipporah, Wife of Moses - What Do You Think My wife left me, and after 5 months of wrestling with God, and much turmoil (I know there is more grieving still to be done), and a several-hour prayer last night, I woke up this morning with that song from The Prince of Egypt in my head, all Ive ever wanted. I know its an animated film and not 100% accurate (it might not even be 10% accurate, who knows), but Ive been wrestling with the fact that I covenanted to this woman, had 4 kids with her, was happier than I ever thought possible, then bam, without warning shes gone.