She (Zipporah) bore a son whom he (Moses) named Gershom, for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land."
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why did Moses name his son after his experience as a stranger? Why was it such a defining experience for him?
2. What role does history play in this text and for us in defining, and living by, our values?
1. Why did Moses name his son after his experience as a stranger? Why was it such a defining experience for him?
2. What role does history play in this text and for us in defining, and living by, our values?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)