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Ethiopian woman

The wife of Moses (Num. 12:1). It is supposed that Zipporah, Moses’ first wife (Ex. 2:21), was now dead. His marriage of this “woman” descended from Ham gave offence to Aaron and Miriam.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

The wife of Moses is to described in (Numbers 12:1) She is elsewhere said to have been the daughter of a Midianite, and in consequence of this some have supposed that the allusion is to another wife whom Moses married after the death of Zipporah.

In the Bible

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Verses where Ethiopian woman is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Numbers 12:1

    Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

Scripture on Ethiopian woman

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Ethiopian woman references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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