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Jethro and Moses (watercolor circa 1900 by James Tissot) Jethro is called a priest of Midian and became father-in-law of Moses after he gave his daughter, Zipporah, in marriage to Moses. He is introduced in Exodus 2:18. Jethro is recorded as living in Midian, a territory stretching along the eastern edge of the Gulf of Aqaba, northwestern Arabia.
Jethro conceives the scheme in Exodus 18, but is not mentioned in Deuteronomy 1, and instead, the plan is entirely Moses's idea, as Deuteronomy is the book of Moses. In Deuteronomy 1, Moses entrusts the choice of magistrates to the people, whereas in Exodus 18, he implements Jethro's directive by choosing the judges himself.
Jethro was the first to utter a benediction to God for the wonders performed by Him for the Israelites (Exodus 18:10); such a thing had not been done either by Moses or by any of the Israelites. [15] Jethro knew that God was greater than all the gods (Exodus 18:11), because he had previously worshiped all the idols of the world; [ 16 ] but at ...
In the Book of Exodus, Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a Kenite shepherd who was a priest of Midian. [2] In Exodus 2:18, Jethro is also referred to as Reuel, and in the Book of Judges (Judges 4:11) as Hobab. [3] Hobab is also the name of Jethro's son in Numbers 10:29.
Jethro advises Moses to establish a system of courts to relieve Moses of the crushing burden of judging all disputes. PEOPLE: Jethro - Moses - יהוה YHVH God - children of Israel - Zipporah - Gershom - Eliezer - Aaron. PLACES: Midian - Egypt. RELATED ARTICLES: Yitro (parsha) - Pharaoh - Ancient Egypt
Jethro rejoiced, blessed God, and offered sacrifices to God. The people stood from morning until evening waiting for Moses to adjudicate their disputes. Jethro counseled Moses to make known the law, and then choose capable, trustworthy, God-fearing men to serve as chiefs to judge the people, bringing only the most difficult matters to Moses.
The Gemara cited Jethro's farewell to Moses in Exodus 4:18 as a proof of the proper farewell, for there Jethro said, "Go unto peace," and Moses went on to succeed in his mission. The Gemara cited David's farewell to Absalom in 2 Samuel 15:9 as a proof of an improper farewell, for there David said, "Go in peace," and Absalom went and got caught ...
Biblical persons with this name are: Moses' father-in-law, also named as Jethro [4] and Hobab [5] [6] (Exodus 2:18; Numbers 10:29).; A son of Esau.Father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (Genesis 36:4,10; 1 Chronicles 1:35)