Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah. I realize that the author has taken liberties of filling in the gaps in the story of moses from the bible. This is a biblical, historical novel that brings to life the story of zipporah, a black skinned cushite woman who became the wife of moses, the israelite. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah. 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. Good books books to read my books wife of moses women of faith world of books historical fiction bestselling author book lovers. One of the interesting things halter does is come up with a plausible. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fanciful version of the fatal encounter between african princess zipporah and young moses, in a breathy, atmospheric translation. During world war ii, his family escaped the warsaw ghetto and eventually settled in. Zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter keywords. Although shes jethros favorite daughter, zipporah knows her black skin means she is undesirable as a wife in his tribe. Zipporahs quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses.
Publication date 2005 topics zipporah fiction, moses biblical leader fiction, bible history of biblical events fiction, outcasts fiction, jews history fiction, religious fiction. Zipporah in the bible was the wife of moses and the daughter of jethro, the priest of midian. 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. This acclaimed book by marek halter is available at in several formats for your ereader. A foundling adopted by jethro, high priest of midian, zipporah is intelligent, beautiful, and black. The definition and outline of zipporah is as follows. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. How many wives did moses marry in the bible marek halter. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah, wife of moses. In a spectacular feat of imagination, halter has breathed new life into this littleknown, though influential, old testament figure. 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. She is the main character in marek halters novel zipporah, wife of moses 2005. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses.
Books image by abrenzi du wife of moses, books, zipporah. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. 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. About zipporah, wife of moses from the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. 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. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. 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. 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.
According to the old testament she was the wife of moses and the daughter of jethro, a priest of. 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. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. During world war ii, he and his parents narrowly escaped from the warsaw ghetto. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporah s, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. Zipporah, wife of moses isbn 9781400052790 pdf epub. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel.
Zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter author. A passionate lover and a generous wife, zipporah the black, the stranger, the nonjew, was to share moses destiny. Her father jethro was the priest of midian, and it was he that gave zipporah to moses to marry. There is also reference to where zipporah is mentioned in the holy bible. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Examples include the films the ten commandments 1956, the prince of egypt 1998 and exodus. Zipporah, wife of moses is bestselling novelist marek halters latest portrait of a noteworthy woman of the bible. When moses fled from egypt to the land of midian, he met jethros seven daughters, who were having some. 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 sage of the midianites. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. An outcast like herself, his name was moses and he was a fugitive from egypt. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter 1400052807 9781400052806 from the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses.
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. Zipporah, wife of moses canaan trilogy series book 2 marek halter author 2005 sarah canaan trilogy series book 1 marek halter author bernadette dunne narrator 2004 lilah canaan trilogy series. You are zipporah, the cushite, the woman moses saved from the hands of the shepherds and at the well of irmna. Before she could react, he imprisoned her fingers and drew her to him. Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well. Therefore, moses sent zipporah and their two sons back to her family in midian. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted on one hand.
Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter book resume. 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. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. 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. You are the woman who always knows where to find me, the woman who brought me food without knowing who i was.
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. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. A heroine of the old testament ebook written by marek halter. Publication date 2005 topics large type books publisher waterville, me. At the well with her lightskinned stepsisters, zipporah is intrigued by the. 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. Zipporah wife of moses canaan 2 marek halter moses. Bold, independent, and a true survivor, she is a captivating heroine. 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. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.