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Exodus 2:22 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Exodus 2:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 2 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. Gershom: that is, A stranger here”
Exodus 2:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 2:22
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land (וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה, vateled ben vayikra et-shemo Gereshom ki amar ger hayiti be'erets nokhriyah)—Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם, from גֵּר, ger, "stranger/sojourner") memorializes Moses' exile and alienation. Stranger in a strange land (גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה) reflects Moses' identity crisis: Hebrew by birth, Egyptian by upbringing, now Midianite by marriage, yet belonging fully nowhere. This lifelong sense of exil...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 2:22
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“not having received the promises”
“and became a stranger in the land of Midian”
“I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.”
“from one kingdom to another people.”
“and foreigners”
“{Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for an alien there.} for Moses said”
“his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.”
“and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter”