Exodus · around about 1446 BC
Zipporah Circumcises Her Son
Zipporah Circumcises Her Son is recorded in Exodus and falls around about 1446 BC. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
about 1446 BChard
What happened
The Lord threatens Moses on the road until Zipporah circumcises their son.
Where it fits on the timeline
Zipporah circumcises her son while Moses is returning from Midian, before he confronts Pharaoh in Egypt (Exodus 4:24-26; Exodus 5:1-23; Exodus 3:1-4:17).
The passage
Exodus 4:24-26
On the way at a lodging place, the LORD met Moses and wanted to kill him. Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
Scripture references
Exodus 4:24-26
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