Exodus 2:22

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Summary

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.

For he said

General references

Genesis 31:40

Bible References

For he said

When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "Because I drew him from the water."

and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"),

"You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.

For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.

Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.

General references

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.