She was a woman of a violent temper, and had little sympathy with her husbands religious convictions. Then halter embarked on a career as a painter that. She appears to have returned with her children to her fathers house. At the well with her lightskinned stepsisters, zipporah is intrigued by the.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the lord met him moses, and sought to kill him. Her mother died and jethro raised her as his daughter. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Later in the book of exodus, there is a strange passage involving zipporah. The rabbis explain that moses never wanted to part from zipporah and sent her to her fathers house in midian only for fear that the egyptian.
After moses kills an egyptian, he flees from the pharaoh and settles among the midianites, an arab people who occupied desert areas in southern transjordan, northern arabia, and the sinai. Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well. A new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her the cushite or ethiopian wife of moses. Moses saw zipporah s act of selfmutilation as a remnant of his wife s idolatrous upbringing, and a demonstration that gods displeasure at her presence was indeed wellfounded. And some may want be bearing in mind you who have reading hobby. Now marek halter tells the stories of three of its most important heroines. Moses wants nothing more than a peaceful life with the midianites, but zipporah wont let moses forget his pastor turn away from his true destiny. Sometimes in scripture we run across strange events that have no explanation as to what led up to them happening. After a time in russia and uzbekistan, they immigrated to france in 1950. A heroine of the old testament ebook written by marek halter. See more ideas about blacks in the bible, wife of moses and bible. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, howard curtis. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
A little people might be smiling later than looking at you reading zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter in your spare time. When moses chooses zipporah, she realizes that before she can. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. Bizarre is typical of how biblical scholars describe the tale of zipporah and her a grateful jethro gives moses his daughter zipporah in marriage, despite their religious differences. One of the interesting things halter does is come up with a plausible. A novel paperback april 25 2006 by marek halter author 4. Zipporah was one of seven midianite sisters that mistook moses for an egyptian after he saved them from the men at the well exodus 2. Featuring a bold, spirited woman of color as its protagonist, zipporah will appeal to a wide range of readers and is the perfect next subject for halters canaan trilogy. Zipporah obedience that matters the christian post. Bookmark file pdf zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes.
Zipporah, wife of moses marek halter, author, trans. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah, 2004 shows zipporah, the daughter of midian high priest jethro, meeting the fugitive moses on his flight out of egypt. The circumcision of one or both of moses sons is one of those events. Her father was a priest unknown religion, his name was jethro priest of midian. She is the main character in marek halters novel zipporah, wife of moses 2005. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on. It says that moses fled from egypt first to cush where he married and that moses had in fact three wives, but the bible only tells of two. When moses returned to egypt, zipporah and her sons accompanied him.
Featuring a bold, spirited woman of color as its protagonist, zipporah, the story of the wife of moses, will appeal to a wide range of readers and follows sarah in halters canaan trilogy. Then zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his moses feet. Editions of zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter. While he was resting, reuels daughters came to water their fathers flocks. It said in the book that she at first refused to marry moses until he agreed to go back to egypt and rescue. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Featuring a bold, spirited woman of color as its protagonist, zipporah will appeal to a wide range of readers and is the perfect next subject for halter s canaan trilogy. An outcast like herself, his name was moses and he was a fugitive from egypt. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback. She is the main character in marek halter s novel zipporah, wife of moses 2005. A foundling adopted by jethro, high priest of midian, zipporah is intelligent, beautiful, and black.
Bold, independent, and a true survivor, she is a captivating heroine, and her. Jan 25, 2008 a new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her the cushite or ethiopian wife of moses. Zipporahs quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. Halter portrays zipporah as a proud, blackskinned woman who refuses to marry moses, even after bearing his two sons, until he accepts gods mission to lead his people out of slavery. May, 2007 zipporah, by marek halter i think most people know that im a big fan of good biblical fiction, since i write it myself.
Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered is the title given to an article by beth brophy in the jan. A new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her. Zipporah realizes that this man will be the husband and partner she never thought she would have. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered politics.
Halter portrays zipporah as a very strong and supportive wife to moses and encourages and even pushes him to listen to yahwehs i realize that the author has taken liberties of filling in the gaps in the story of moses from the bible. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. The name of the one was gershom for he said, i have been an alien in a foreign land, and the name of the other, eliezer for he said, the god of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of pharaoh. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporahs, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. His words echo zipporah s and moses returns to confront pharaoh, armed with what he has learned from zipporah about the force of justice and the liberation of the oppressed. Buy zipporah, wife of moses canaan trilogy reprint, translation by halter, marek isbn. Moses would have died by the hand of the angel of the lord if. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted. His words echo zipporahs and moses returns to confront pharaoh, armed with what he has learned from zipporah about the force of justice and the liberation of the oppressed. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Jethros descended from abraham and his second wife, keturah.
I just finished reading a novel, zipporah, wife of moses. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses. The first novel in a dazzling new trilogy about the women of the old testament by internationally bestselling author marek halter. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. A hebrew raised in the house of the egyptian pharaoh, moses is a fugitive, forced to flee his homeland.
Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and. Halter draws on a longstanding tradition that zipporah was black. Press australian ebook publisher author house author published. On the way yahweh rebuked moses, either because he had not been circumcised before his. Zipporah is the second volume of marek halters canaan trilogy and focuses on an intriguing minor character almost buried in the biblical footnotes moses wife zipporah, who is described both as the daughter of midianite priest, and also as a cushite african. Zipporah is the second volume of marek halters canaan trilogy and focuses on an intriguing minor character almost buried in the biblical footnotes moses wife zipporah, who is described both as the daughter. In the story moses rescues the daughters of jethro at the well and one, zipporah was adopted by jethro when her boat floated on the sea of reeds with zipporah and her mother. Therefore, moses sent zipporah and their two sons back to her family in midian.
This is only the second book ive read by author marek halter and i must say, im extremely impressed. Moses and his wife are traveling to egypt because god had told moses to bring the israelites out of bondage exodus 3. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Moses was aware of zipporahs qualities and therefore took her for a wife. And moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of egypt. Publication date 2005 topics large type books publisher waterville, me. Zipporah or tzipora is mentioned in the book of exodus as the wife of moses, and the daughter. Her father jethro was the priest of midian, and it was he that gave zipporah to moses to marry. Jan 02, 2020 gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners. Good books books to read my books wife of moses historical fiction bestselling author book lovers book worms novels. Aug, 2017 moses wife, met moses while tending her fathers sheep.
During world war ii, he and his parents narrowly escaped from the warsaw ghetto. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. On his return to egypt, moses was accompanied by his wife, who saved him from great danger during their journey ib. The story of sarahand of history itselfbegins in the cradle of civilization. Jun 10, 2017 zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thanks to her, he would forget his fears and hear the message of god, bequeathing to mankind laws that, even today, protect the weak against the strong. Later, zipporah had another son named eliezer exodus 18. Although shes jethros favorite daughter, zipporah knows her black skin means she is undesirable as a wife in his tribe. Gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners.
Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback barnes. Moses would have died by the hand of the angel of the lord if zipporah. Moses saw zipporahs act of selfmutilation as a remnant of his wifes idolatrous upbringing, and a demonstration that gods displeasure at her presence was indeed wellfounded. How many wives did moses marry in the bible marek halter. Our last influential woman, named zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story. Examples include the films the ten commandments 1956, the prince of egypt 1998 and exodus.
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