Definitions
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- proper noun biblical The wife of
Moses . - proper noun A female
given name of biblical origin.
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is evidence such as the use of a stone knife in the Biblical stories of Joshua and Zipporah that the tradition may in fact be even older, perhaps even as early as 3200 BCE.
Joshua Stanton: Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative Joshua Stanton 2011
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Zipporah Films Frederick Wiseman made his 39th film, 'Crazy Horse,' about the famous Paris cabaret of the title.
Filmmaker Turns on the Flash Steve Dollar 2012
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Naw Zipporah Sein, general secretary of the Karen National Union, said her group was among those that took part in the weekend talks, which she and others described as the first serious cease-fire talks in many years.
Myanmar Tackles Ethnic Conflicts Patrick Barta 2011
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There is evidence such as the use of a stone knife in the Biblical stories of Joshua and Zipporah that the tradition may in fact be even older, perhaps even as early as 3200 BCE.
Joshua Stanton: Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative Joshua Stanton 2011
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Here he married Zipporah and became a father to Gershom, meaning, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land” Exodus 2:22 NKJV.
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Here he married Zipporah and became a father to Gershom, meaning, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land” Exodus 2:22 NKJV.
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Before Haim's death, two sons had been married in Hamburg, a daughter in Hannover, and the oldest daughter, Zipporah, in
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On a totally unrelated note, Wiseman's films are now available on DVD at consumer prices (used to be institutional only) via the Zipporah website.
Going Out SVGL 2008
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Before Haim's death, two sons had been married in Hamburg, a daughter in Hannover, and the oldest daughter, Zipporah, in
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Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses 'feet, and she said, "You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.'"
Frank Schaeffer: Eradicate Fundamentalism In All Its Forms 2010
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