![]() ![]() Moses marries Zipporah and they have two sons. Jethro’s descended from Abraham and his second wife, Keturah. But in this case, I must comment on the change Halter chose to make – making Zipporah a foundling out of Africa rather than one of Jethro’s biological daughters – because this book is the most amazing case of purblind racism I’ve ever run into. Since I have a huge problem with this book that has nothing to do with its historical accuracy, I won’t do more than mention the unlikelihood of a woman being allowed to have two children by a man she refuses to marry until he confronts Pharaoh, or that the Egyptian army wasn’t equipped with iron swords at this time.Īs those who’ve read my own books know, I’m not usually apt to complain that someone changed what was in the Bible to suit their novel. When God speaks to Moses from a burning bush, it is Zipporah who ensures Moses does God’s bidding and returns to Egypt to fulfill his destiny. Moses is fleeing the wrath of Pharaoh and his own inner demons he finds love and comfort in Zipporah’s arms, and she urges him to return to Egypt to free his enslaved people. Her dreams of a husband and children seem unattainable until a stranger named Moses wanders into her life. ![]() Although she’s Jethro’s favorite daughter, Zipporah knows her black skin means she is undesirable as a wife in his tribe. A foundling adopted by Jethro, High Priest of Midian, Zipporah is intelligent, beautiful, and black. ![]()
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