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What happened before Moses came back to Egypt? – Part 2

When Moses and the angel met, the future leader of the people of Israel was almost killed. The angel of G-d swallowed Moses, from his head to his thigh. The angel turned into a snake, and Moses was completely paralyzed. Zipporah, Moses’ wife, realized that her husband would die if he didn’t get circumcised, as we read in [...]

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Moses in the pit or why did Moses marry Zipporah?

In the book of Exodus is written: "וַתֹּאמַרְןָ–אִישׁ מִצְרִי, הִצִּילָנוּ מִיַּד הָרֹעִים; וְגַם-דָּלֹה דָלָה לָנוּ, וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת-הַצֹּאן. וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-בְּנֹתָיו, וְאַיּוֹ; לָמָּה זֶּה עֲזַבְתֶּן אֶת-הָאִישׁ, קִרְאֶן לוֹ וְיֹאכַל לָחֶם. וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה, לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת-הָאִישׁ; וַיִּתֵּן אֶת-צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ, לְמֹשֶׁה" "And they said: ‘An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water [...]

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