  in the old testament or the hebrew bible, jethro (; , standard yitro tiberian ; "his excellence/posterity"; arabic  shu-ayb) or reuel was moses' father-in-law, a kenite shepherd and priest of midian.harris, stephen l., understanding the bible. palo alto: mayfield. 1985. in exodus, moses' father-in-law is initially referred to as reuel (exodus 2:18) but then as jethro (exodus 3:1). he was the father of hobab in the book of numbers 10:29.http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0704.htm#11 he is also revered as a prophet in his own right in the druze religion, and considered an ancestor of the druze. ==in exodus==  jethro is called a priest of midian and became father-in-law of moses after he gave his daughter, zipporah, in marriage to moses. he is introduced in . jethro is recorded as living in midian, a territory stretching along the eastern edge of the gulf of aqaba in what is today northwestern saudi arabia. some believe midian is within the sinai peninsula. biblical maps from antiquity show midian on both locations. jethro's daughter, zipporah, became moses's wife after moses had fled egypt, having killed an egyptian who was beating a hebrew slave. having fled to midian, moses intervened in a water-access dispute between jethro's seven daughters and the local shepherds; jethro consequently invited moses into his home and offered him hospitality. however, moses remained conscious that he was a stranger in exile, naming his first son (jethro's grandson) "gershom", meaning "stranger there". 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". after the battle at rephidim against the amalekites, word reached jethro that under moses' leadership the i
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