in his deeds, when he was to perform wonders. He bid him also
to take a signal of the truth of what he said, by throwing his rod upon
the ground, which, when he had done, it crept along, and was become a
serpent, and rolled itself round in its folds, and erected its head,
as ready to revenge itself on such as should assault it; after which it
become a rod again as it was before. After this God bid Moses to put
his right hand into his bosom: he obeyed, and when he took it out it
was white, and in color like to chalk, but afterward it returned to its
wonted color again. He also, upon God's command, took some of the water
that was near him, and poured it upon the ground, and saw the color was
that of blood. Upon the wonder that Moses showed at these signs, God
exhorted him to be of good courage, and to be assured that he would be
the greatest support to him; and bid him make use of those signs, in
order to obtain belief among all men, that "thou art sent by me, and
dost all things according to my commands. Accordingly I enjoin thee to
make no more delays, but to make haste to Egypt, and to travel night
and day, and not to draw out the time, and so make the slavery of the
Hebrews and their sufferings to last the longer."

4. Moses having now seen and heard these wonders that assured him of the
truth of these promises of God, had no room left him to disbelieve them:
he entreated him to grant him that power when he should be in Egypt; and
besought him to vouchsafe him the knowledge of his own name; and since
he had heard and seen him, that he would also tell him his name, that
when he offered sacrifice he might invoke him by such his name in his
oblations. Whereupon God declared to him his holy name, which had never
been discovered to men before; concerning which it is not lawful for me
to say any more [24] Now these signs accompanied Moses, not then only,
but always when he prayed for them: of all which signs he attributed the
firmest assent to the fire in the bush; and believing that God would be
a gracious supporter to him, he hoped he should be able to deliver his
own nation, and bring calamities on the Egyptians.

CHAPTER 13. How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh.

1. So Moses, when he understood that the Pharaoh, in whose reign he fled
away, was dead, asked leave of Raguel to go to Egypt, for the benefit of
his own people. And he took with him Zipporah, the daughter of Raguel,
whom he had married,