The Bible is quite a complicated collection of books. (That is a truism.) It is far too complicated for ordinary laymen to know and remember all the details in it. That is why I depend on Bible scholars and research to confirm or explain what I am told or already believe is there.
Another thread here at USMB prompted my researching the question regarding Moses' wives. Here is part of what I found.
Another thread here at USMB prompted my researching the question regarding Moses' wives. Here is part of what I found.
MOSES WIFE: ZIPPORAH OR THARBIS (Adoniah)?
Detail of Jacob Jordaens' painting "Moses and his Ethiopian Wife Zipporah," c. 1650.There is an understanding about Moses’ wife, which says that he was married to an Ethiopian lady. This is something that I’ve always wondered about, because when I checked the background of Moses’ wife I never...
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Conclusion
Now you know that Moses was in fact married to an Ethiopian, you can go and educate others. Moses’ first wife was Adoniah (Tharbis) and his second wife was Zipporah.
It’s important that we study the scriptures our self, even the scripts we are told are not part of the sixty-six books that we have been left with. If we don’t study then we’re only left with half the truth.
Here’s a little background on Josephus:
Josephus was a devout Jew, who lived just after the death of the Messiah, he had knowledge of all the historical information about Israel.
When we read the bible we see mention of the book of Jasher quoted above, which gives credence to it’s authority (Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18).
Remember the only way to know if scripture is valid is to read it. Hopefully this article has helped clear up the questions you may have had about Moses wives.
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