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Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, back to her home. He also sent his two sons with her. Jethro took care of them. Moses' older son was called Gershom.[a] Moses said about him, ‘I have become a stranger in a foreign country.’ The other son was called Eliezer.[b] Moses said about him, ‘My ancestors' God gave me help. He saved me from Pharaoh, when Pharaoh wanted to kill me.’

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  1. 18:3 The name Gershom means ‘a foreign person’.
  2. 18:4 The name Eliezer means ‘My God gives me help’.