Jethro
Family: Midian · Role: priest; father-in-law of Moses · First appears: Exodus 3
Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, employed Moses to keep his flock, as recorded in Exodus 3: “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian:”
In Exodus 18, Jethro came into the wilderness with Zipporah, Gershom, and Eliezer and brought them to Moses. He worshipped God with sacrifices and acknowledged that the LORD was greater than all gods. He then advised Moses to delegate judgment by appointing capable subordinate rulers, saying, “Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee”. Moses allowed Jethro to depart, and Jethro returned to his own land.
Relationship record
Life events
- Jethro brought Zipporah and Moses’ sons to Moses.(Exodus 18 · 📍 the wilderness)
- Jethro offered sacrifices to God.(Exodus 18)
- With: God
- “And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God”
- Jethro acknowledged that God was greater than all gods.(Exodus 18)
- With: God
- “Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods”
- Jethro advised Moses to delegate judgment and appoint subordinate rulers.(Exodus 18)
- With: Moses
- “Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness”
- Moses allowed Jethro to depart and return to his own land.(Exodus 18)
- With: Moses
- “And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.”
Exodus 3
- with Moses (Jethro is Moses's father-in-law.) “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian:”
- servant: Moses (Jethro's flock is tended by Moses.) “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian:”
Exodus 4
- with Moses (Jethro is Moses's father-in-law.) “And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.”
Exodus 18
- pupil: Moses “Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee”
- deity: God “And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God”
- child: Zipporah (Jethro is Zipporah's father.) “Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,”
- with Gershom (Jethro is Gershom's maternal grandfather by inference.) “And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.”
- with Eliezer (Jethro is Eliezer's maternal grandfather by inference.) “And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.