KJV ORIGINAL
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
She gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, 'I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses names his first son Gershom to remember that he's living as a stranger far from his homeland and people.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, Moses had fled from Egypt to Midian after killing an Egyptian, where he married Zipporah and started a family. There, Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, meaning "a stranger there," because he felt like an outsider in a foreign land. This event occurs during Moses' time of exile, before God calls him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
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