Jethro (Bible)

Jethro (Bible)

In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (] In Islam, Jethro is identified with Shoaib, one of the prophets in the Qur'an. He is also revered as a prophet in his own right in the Druze religion.

In Exodus

Jethro, also known as Reuel, is called a priest of Midian and became father-in-law of Moses. He is recorded as living in Midian, a territory stretching from east of the Dead Sea south onto the Sinai.

Jethro's daughter, Zipporah, became Moses's wife after Moses had fled Egypt, having killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave. Moses is said to have worked as a shepherd for Jethro for 40 years before returning to Egypt to lead the Hebrews to Canaan, the "promised land". It was Jethro that encouraged Moses to appoint others to share in the burden of ministry to the Jewish nation by allowing others to help in the judgement of smaller matters coming before him.

Yitro is the name of one of the 54 weekly Torah readings or Parshiot (Exodus 18:1-20:23). In it, Jethro advises Moses to establish a system of courts to relieve Moses of the crushing burden of judging all disputes. The portion also contains the Ten Commandments.

In the Qur'an

Jethro is considered by many to be synonymous with the Qur'ānic prophet Shuˤayb (Shoaib). In the Qur'an, Shoaib is Moses' father-in-law. Prophet Shoaib “Jethro” Mosque and Tomb is located near the Jordanian city of Mahis.

Notes

ee also

*Jethro in Rabbinic Literature
*Moses in rabbinic literature
*Bithiah

Links

* [http://www.usna.edu/Users/humss/bwheeler/shuayb.html Prophet Shoaib "“Jethro” " Mosque and Tomb near Mahis ]


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