Girls · Hebrew · Old Testament · rare
Zipporah
"Bird; beauty"
Exodus 2:21
Who they were
Moses' wife, daughter of Jethro. She acted decisively at a critical moment in Exodus 4, saving Moses' life through her quick action.
Themes
beautydecisivenesscouragerescuepartnership
Read their story
Zipporah's story begins in Exodus.
The full passage is at Exodus 2:21. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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