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Zipporah

Zipporah

Zipporah

צִפֹּרָה

Zipporah

tzi-po-RAH

Meaning of the Name Zipporah

Bird

Attributes of Zipporah

Beautiful, righteous, modest, unassuming and decisive.

Where is Zipporah in the Bible

Exodus 2:21, Exodus 4:25, Exodus 18:2

What did Zipporah do in the Bible

Moses married Zipporah after fleeing to Midian from Egypt. When it seemed that Moses was going to be killed by an angel, Zipporah heroically took action and circumcised her son, Eliezer, thus saving Moses’ life (Exodus 4:24-26). The sages describe Zipporah as beautiful, righteous, modest and unassuming.

What does the Bible say about Zipporah

Righteous, Beautiful, Modest