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Exodus 18:3

Exodus 18:3
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And her two sons,.... Those also Jethro took along with him and his daughter:

of which the name of the one was Gershom; which seems to be his firstborn, Exo 2:22, his name signifies a desolate…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The name of the one was Gershom - See Clarke's note on Exo 2:22.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 18:1-6

This incident may very well be allowed to have happened as it is placed here, before the giving of the law, and not, as some place it, in connection with what is recorded, Num 10:11, Num 10:29, etc.…

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