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Moshe and his wife Tzipporah, the daughter of Yisro, had two sons. The names of the children tell the story of his wandering before he returned to Egypt as Hashem s messenger to redeem the Jewish people (Shemos 18:3-4). The name of the first was Gershom, because he said, I was a stranger in a strange land. The name of the other was Eliezer, because the Lord of my father helped me and rescued me from Pharaoh s sword.
The origin of Eliezer s name is given directly, because the Lord of my father helped me and rescued me from Pharaoh s sword. But the origin of Gershom s name - because he said, I was a stranger in a strange land - features the seemingly extraneous words he said. Why couldn t the Torah have simply stated because I was a stranger in a strange land ?