Jethro

Jethro Scripture - Exodus 18:1

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;...

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Jethro in Wikipedia

In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (Hebrew: יִתְרוֹ‎, Standard Yitro Tiberian Yiṯrô; "His Excellence/Posterity" ; Arabic شعيب Shu- ayb) is Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of El Shaddai.[1] In Islam, Jethro is identified with Shuaib or Shoaib, one of the prophets in the Qur'an. He is also revered as a prophet in his own right in the ...

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Jethro Scripture - Exodus 18:10

And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians....

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Jethro Scripture - Exodus 18:12

And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God....

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Jethro in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(his excellence) was priest or prince of Midian. Moses married his daughter Zipporah. (B.C. 1530.) On account if his local knowledge he was entreated to remain with the Israelites throughout their journey to Canaan. Nu 10:31,33 (He is called REUEL in Ex 2:18 and RAGUEL in Nu 10:29, the same word int he original for both). Reuel is probably h...

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Jethro in Easton's Bible Dictionary

his excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel. Moses spent forty years after his exile from the Egyptian court as keeper of Jethro's flocks. While the Israelites were encamped at Sinai, and soon after their victory over Amalek, Jethro came to meet Moses, bringing with him Zipporah and her two sons. T...

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Jethro in Hitchcock's Bible Names

his excellence; his posterity...

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Jethro in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

jeth'-ro, je'-thro (yithro, "excellence," Ex 3:1; 4:18b; 18:1-12 (in 4:18a, probably a textual error, yether, "Iether," the King James Version margin, the Revised Version margin); Septuagint always Iothor): The priest of Midian and father-in-law (chothen) of Moses. 1. His Relation to Reuel and Hobab: It is not easy to determine the relation of ...

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Jethro in Naves Topical Bible

-Called RAGUEL and REUEL -(A priest of Midian) -Moses spent forty years of exile with, and married his daughter Ex 2:15-22; 3:1; 4:18; Nu 10:29...

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