~ Moses Flees Egypt ~

. . . Moses fled from Pharaoh
and went to live in Midian,
where he sat down by a well.
Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters,
and they came to draw water
and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
Some shepherds came along and drove them away,
but Moses got up and came to their rescue
and watered their flock.

When the girls returned to Reuel their father,
he asked them,"Why have you returned so early today?"

They answered,
"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds.
He even drew water for us
and watered the flock."

"And where is he?" he asked his daughters.
"Why did you leave him?
Invite him to have something to eat."

Moses agreed to stay with the man,
who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

(Exodus 2:15.5-21)