and her twosons,of whomonewas namedGershom,for Moses said,"I have beena sojournerin a foreignland."
The sonsof Moses[were] Gershomand Eliezer.
"Hearmy prayer,O LORD,and giveearto my cry;Do not be silentat my tears;For I am a strangerwith You, A sojournerlike allmy fathers.
Then she gavebirthto a son,and he namedhim Gershom,for he said,"I have beena sojournerin a foreignland."
So Mosestookhis wifeand his sonsand mountedthem on a donkey,and returnedto the landof Egypt.Mosesalso tookthe staffof Godin his hand.
"At thisremark,MOSESFLEDAND BECAMEAN ALIENIN THE LANDOF MIDIAN,wherehe became the fatherof twosons.
Allthesediedin faith,withoutreceivingthe promises,but having seenthem and having welcomedthem from a distance,and having confessedthat they were strangersand exileson the earth.
Beloved,I urgeyou as aliensand strangersto abstainfrom fleshlylustswhichwage waragainstthe soul.
The sonsof Dansetup for themselves the gravenimage;and Jonathan,the sonof Gershom,the sonof Manasseh,he and his sonswere prieststo the tribeof the Danitesuntilthe dayof the captivityof the land.
