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Jethro

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(his excellence). Honorary title (Ex. 3:1¹Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. (Exodus 3:1)), of Reuel (Ex. 2:18¹⁸And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? (Exodus 2:18)), or Raguel (Num. 10:29²⁹And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. (Numbers 10:29)), the father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 18).

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