Then[And] fled Moses at this saying Josephus (Antiq. ii. 11. 1) makes no mention of this reason for the flight of Moses, but says that the Egyptians were jealous of him, and told the king "that he would raise a sedition, and bring innovations" into the land. In consequence of the plots against him because of these suspicions Moses fled away secretly.

and was a stranger in the land of Madian Lit. "and became a sojourner" &c. Madian is the Greek form for Midian, which for clearness" sake would be better here. By "the land of Midian," which is only found in Scripture history, is probably meant the peninsula on which Mount Sinai stands (see Exodus 3:1).

where he begat two sons Gershom and Eliezer; their mother was Zipporah the daughter of Jethro (Exodus 18:2-4).

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