Zipporah wife of Moses Author:Marek Halter In the time of Pharoah, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the Red Sea. She is named Zipporah, "the little bird." Although she is a Cushite by birth, she is taken in by Jethro, high priest and sage of the Midianites. Jethro adores his adopted daughter and she is an honored member of his family. But the blackness of Zipporah's skin sets h... more »er apart and will decide her future; she will be an outsider, and the men of her adopted tribe will not want her as a wife.
But when she becomes a young woman, Zipporah's destiny changes forever. While drawing water at a well one day, she meets a handsome young man, a stranger . A Hebrew raised in the house of the Pharoah. Moses is a fugitive, forced to flee his homeland of Egypt after murdering one of the Pharoah's cruel overseers. Zipporah knows almost immediately that this man will be the husband and partner she never thought she would have.
At first Moses wants nothing more than a peaceful life with the Midianites. But Zipporah refuses to let Moses turn away from what she believes to be his true destiny. Zipporah won't marry Moses until he agrees to return to Egypt to confront Pharaoh and free his people. When God reveals himself to Moses in the burning bush, his words echo Zipporah's, and Moses returns to Egypt with Zipporah by his side. A woman ahead of her time, bold, independent, and a true survivor, Zipporah is a captivating heroine.« less