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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Jethro
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Jethro
Jethro is the father of Zipporah, the first wife of Moses. Jethro is also known as Reuel (Ex 2:18). Jethro is a priest in Midian, but his allegiance to the God of Israel becomes evident only after the obvious success of the latter (Ex 18:11). In this sense Jethro is very different from the other famous, not Abrahamic priest Melchizedek. |
(yatar 936) and is spelled the same as the name
