This scene shows Moses and his wife Zipporah.

Who was Moses' wife? Like her Father and Moses, she seemed to be a woman who has faith in God. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Moses defended the girls and watered their flocks. ...getting a "funny man out of the well"... Tzipporah, her husband, and her siblings-in-law. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2013.

She was voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer, who did both her speaking and singing voice.

Tsedaka, Benyamim, and Sharon Sullivan, eds. In the original story in the book of Exodus, she and Moses had two sons before coming to Egypt, but Moses sent her and them back to Jethro before going on alone. Look at your people, Moses. [10][11][12] In the story Aaron and Miriam harshly criticize Moses' marriage to a Cushite or Kushite woman after he returned to Egypt to set the children of Israel free. When Moses tries to help the Hebrews reach the Promised Land, she helps him and gains hope and faith in God. She is voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer.

She proves to be a loyal, loving wife to Moses… And after Moses ran away from Egypt she married him.

Moses and Zipporah in The Prince of Egypt (1998). "Where is he then?" [9] The word that makes this difficult is shelucheiha, the sendings [away] of her (Ex. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2013. Other shepherds arrived and drove the girls away so they could water their own flocks first. She loves her family fiercely but can come off teasing at times. Invite him for supper to break bread." This still is from the 1998 DreamWorks animated musical The Prince of Egypt, which adapts much of the book of Exodus and the life of Moses.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Heroes who aren't revealed to be good at first, https://dreamworks.fandom.com/wiki/Tzipporah?oldid=129817. "Zipporah and the Struggle for Deliverance" in, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 00:34. Tsedaka, Benyamim, and Sharon Sullivan, eds. She had three little sisters Ephora, Ajolidoforah, and Jethrodiadah. After discovering Tzipporah sneaking away with a camel, Moses helps her escape by distracting two guards. Moses and the Kushite Woman: Classic Interpretations and Philo's Allegory, Jewish history, Jewish religion: the weight of three thousand years, "Moses and the Kushite Woman: Classic Interpretations and Philo's Allegory", "Yvonne De Carlo, 84; Said Her 'Munsters' Role Made Her Hot", Moses and the Kushite Woman: Classic Interpretations and Philo’s Allegory, ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim, Current Ummah of Islam (Ummah of Muhammad), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zipporah&oldid=981889018, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from April 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Pardes, Ilana (1992). Reuel asked them. She also crossed the Red Sea with the Hebrews. Tzipporah is a beautiful, sexy, attractive, vivacious, fun, compassionate, kind, determined, and brave young woman. [8] Hobab is also the name of Jethro's son in Numbers 10:29. Pharaoh, however, does not believe the "trick" and sends the couple away, only doubling the slaves' workload. Zipporah quickly circumcised her son with a sharp stone and touched Moses' feet with the foreskin, saying "Surely you are a husband of blood to me!" A Mosque in the area of Medina, possibly: This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 00:34. [7] In Exodus 2:18 Jethro is also referred to as Reuel, and in the Book of Judges (Judges 4:11) as Hobab.    |    Terms of Use https://theprinceofegypt.fandom.com/wiki/Tzipporah?oldid=4184. The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version. [18] It has been expressed by prominent Druze such as Amal Nasser el-Din[19] and Salman Tarif, who was a prominent Druze shaykh, that this makes the Druze related to the Jews through marriage. As time passes, Moses remains in Midian and becomes close to Tzipporah. Tzipporah rushes to his side and defends him against the accusations of his brother, Aaron. DreamWorks Animation SKG. Als Vorlage diente dazu die Bibelgeschichte im 2.Buch Mose (Exodus) [8] Hobab is also the name of Jethro's son in Numbers 10:29. Zipporah is often included in Exodus-related drama. Examples include the films The Ten Commandments (1956), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). After Moses succeeded in taking the Israelites out of Egypt, and won a battle against Amalek, Reuel came to the Hebrew camp in the wilderness of Sinai, bringing with him Zipporah and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. She wears a variety of gold jewelry, including arm bands and earrings. While the Israelites/Hebrews were captives in Egypt, Moses killed an Egyptian who was striking a Hebrew, for which offense Pharaoh sought to kill Moses. [7] In Exodus 2:18 Jethro is also referred to as Reuel, and in the Book of Judges (Judges 4:11) as Hobab. Tzipporah is the deuteragonist was born in Midian. She, Moses, Miriam, and Aaron lead the Hebrews out of Egypt and to the Red Sea. Tzipporah is the wife of Moses and a deuteragonist in from film The Prince of Egypt. [9] The word that makes this difficult is shelucheiha, the sendings [away] of her (Ex. Ibn Ezra on Exodus 18:2 - ור׳ ישועה אמר: ששלוחיה הוא דורון ומנחה, כמו: שלוחים לבתו (מלכים א ט׳:ט״ז). He goes to his room to find Tzipporah and apologize, but finds a servant tied up instead. Moses therefore fled from Egypt and arrived in Midian. The details of the passage are unclear and subject to debate. Regardless, she will go to great lengths to protect them (and herself) when threatened. They are free.". One day while he sat by a well, Reuel's daughters came to water their father's flocks. Der Prinz von Ägypten ist ein Zeichentrickfilm der DreamWorks-Animation-Studios aus dem Jahr 1998, der die Lebensgeschichte des jüdischen Propheten Moses nacherzählt. At first believing her sisters to be playing pretend, she jokes that she never heard "that one" before. [15], The Samaritan Pentateuch text refers to Moses' wife Zipporah as "Kaashet" (which translates to "the beautiful woman"), rather than "Cushit" ("black woman" or "Cushite woman"). While the Israelites/Hebrews were captives in Egypt, Moses killed an Egyptian who was striking a Hebrew, for which offense Pharaoh sought to kill Moses. ", Films The Prince of Egypt • Home Video • Joseph: King of Dreams

Tzipporah was the daughter of Jethro and the wife of Moses Tzipporah is the deuteragonist was born in Midian. Tzipporah is an attractive young woman of average height. One day while he sat by a well, Reuel's daughters came to water their father's flocks.

Books: Read-Along, Moses • God • Aaron • Ramses • Amun • Baka • Dathan • Hotep and Huy • Jacob • Jethro • Jethro's daughters • Joshua • Kahma • Miriam • Nefretiri • Neria • Sheti I • Shepherds • The Angel of Death • Tuya • Tzipporah • Yocheved, All I Ever Wanted (Reprise) • Deliver Us • I Will Get There • Playing With the Big Boys Now • The Plagues • Through Heaven's Eyes • When You Believe, "Look...look at your people Moses. She wears it tied back in a thick pony tail with four small braids on the sides of her face.

In the film, the pharaoh Ramesses receives Zipporah as a concubine, but she falls in love with Moses after he helps her escape Egypt. [2][3][5][6][17] Moses was allowed to wed Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, after helping save his daughters and their flock from competing herdsmen. Zipporah quickly circumcised her son with a sharp stone and touched Moses' feet with the foreskin, saying "Surely you are a husband of blood to me!" Tzipporah is first seen in the film as a present to Rameses II (assumedly a concubine) from Hotep and Huy, who call her a "desert flower". Who was Moses' wife? She went with Moses when he returned to Egypt where she stood by him and supported him. The most common translation is that Moses sent her away, but another grammatically permissible translation is that she sent things or persons, perhaps the announcement of the victory over Amalek.