Moses' Sons

Question:

Why are Moses's son not mention again after Exodus 18?

AskTheRabbi.org answered:

Moses' sons are not mentioned again because the Torah is not a history book in the conventional sense, the Torah only transmits information that has an eternal message. That is why there are many "details" that the Torah does not relate.

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