Bible Verses About "Who Was Jethro in the Bible"
Jethro was Moses' father-in-law, a priest of Midian who gave Moses wise counsel for delegating leadership over Israel.
Jethro was Moses' father-in-law, a priest of Midian who gave Moses wise counsel for delegating leadership over Israel.
"Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock... And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter." — Exodus 2:16-21 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Jethro in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock... And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter."
"And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good... Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens."
"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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