Reading for July 17th

Jethro gives administrative advice.
In 18.1-27: Alternative versions of this story in which Jethro is not involved in Num 11.10-30 and Deut 1.9-18.

Read Exodus 18.1-27
In verse 1: The name of Moses' father-in-law is Jethro here, but the name varies in other biblical traditions.
His name is sometimes Reuel (2.18) or Hobab (Num 10.29; Judg 4.11).
In verse 2: Moses' Medianite wife Zipporah (2.21-22) went with Moses from Midian to Egypt (4.20).
At some point, Moses had sent away his wife.
Now Jethro brings her and the two sons back to join Moses (vv. 5-6).
In verse 3: On Gershom, see comment on 2.22.
In verse 4: The name Eliezer means "My God [is] help."
In verse 5: The mountain of God is Mount Horeb, otherwise known as Mount Sinai (3.1).
In verse 21: These numbered divisions of the population most often appear in military contexts (2 Sam 18.1)
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