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Exodus 2:22

Exodus 2:22
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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom,.... Which signifies a "desolate stranger"; partly on his own…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Gershom - The first syllable “Ger” is common to Hebrew and Egyptian, and means “sojourner.” The second syllable “Shom”…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Called his name Gershom - Literally, a stranger; the reason of which Moses immediately adds, for I have been an Alien in…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 2:16-22

Moses here gains a settlement in Midian, just as his father Jacob had gained one in Syria, Gen 29:2, etc. And both these…