Exodus 2:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

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  • Acts 7:29 : 29 Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
  • Heb 11:13-14 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.
  • Exod 22:21 : 21 You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
  • 1 Chr 16:20 : 20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
  • 1 Chr 23:14-17 : 14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
  • 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
  • Ps 39:12 : 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
  • Ps 119:19 : 19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
  • Exod 2:10 : 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, Because I pulled him out of the water.
  • Exod 18:3-4 : 3 And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land. 4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father, he said, was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

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  • Exod 18:1-6
    6 verses
    92%

    1When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt,

    2Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

    3And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land.

    4And the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father, he said, was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

    5And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mount of God.

    6And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law Jethro, am come to you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.

  • Exod 2:19-21
    3 verses
    78%

    19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew water enough for us and watered the flock.

    20And he said to his daughters, And where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.

    21And Moses was content to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.

  • Acts 7:29
    75%

    29Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.

  • Exod 2:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages. So the woman took the child and nursed him.

    10And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, Because I pulled him out of the water.

    11And it happened in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

  • 1 Chr 23:15
    74%

    15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

  • Exod 2:23
    72%

    23Now it happened, in the process of time, that the king of Egypt died. The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

  • Exod 2:2
    70%

    2And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

  • Acts 7:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20At this time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair, and was brought up in his father's house for three months;

    21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and brought him up as her own son.

  • Gen 21:21
    69%

    21And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 2:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

    16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

  • Exod 6:4
    69%

    4And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, where they were strangers.

  • Exod 4:24-26
    3 verses
    69%

    24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

    25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband are you to me.

    26So he let him go, then she said, A bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.

  • Exod 18:8
    69%

    8And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the hardships that had come upon them along the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

  • Gen 37:1
    69%

    1And Jacob lived in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

  • Exod 3:1
    69%

    1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

  • Deut 10:19
    68%

    19Therefore love the stranger: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

  • Acts 7:6
    68%

    6And God spoke in this way, that his descendants would dwell in a strange land, and that they would bring them into bondage, and treat them poorly for four hundred years.

  • Gen 41:51-52
    2 verses
    68%

    51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, For God, he said, has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house.

    52He called the name of the second Ephraim, For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

  • Exod 4:20
    67%

    20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
    67%

    8When Jacob came into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  • Exod 2:6
    67%

    6And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. She had compassion on him and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

  • Lev 24:10
    66%

    10And the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel, and this son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel fought together in the camp;

  • Judg 11:2
    66%

    2And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of a strange woman.