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•ZIPPORAH a female bird. Reuel’s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Exodus 2:21). In consequence of the event recorded in Exodus 4:24-26, she and her two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, when so far on the way with Moses toward Egypt, were sent back by him to her own kinsfolk, the Midianites, with whom they sojourned till Moses afterwards joined them (18:2-6).
•ZITHRI the Lord protects, a Levite, son of Uzziel (Exodus 6:22).
•ZIZ projecting; a flower, a cleft or pass, probably that near En-gedi, which leads up from the Dead Sea (2 Chronicles 20:16) in the direction of Tekoa; now Tell Hasasah.
•ZIZA splendour; abundance. (1.) A Simeonite prince (1 Chronicles 4:37-43).
(2.) A son of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:20).