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Jethro (in Hebrew, Yitro).As was often the practice in ancient times, he had more than one name.
See also:
http://www.whoreallywrotethebible.com/excerpts/chapter4-1.php
http://www.pearlmancta.com/BiblicalcriticswrongRShlomoCohen.htm
And see also the wider picture:
http://judaism.answers.com/hebrew/does-archaeology-support-the-hebrew-bible
In Exodus 6:20 it says that Amram was the father of Moses and Aaron.
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Exodus 2:1 only says a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman who gave birth to Moses so it is just as likely that Amram was a grandfather or great-grandfather of Moses because the genealogy lists in the scripture sometimes skip generations including only the "great" ancestors and skip many of the "lesser" ancestors. Biblical scholars have argued back and forth on these issues but for sake of argument we can say the father of Moses was Amram.
The Bible tells us in Exodus that Moses was the son of Amran and the grandson of Kohath:- Exo 6:20 KJV AndAmram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses:...
Exo 6:18 KJV And the sons of Kohath;Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel...
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The story of Moses' father-in-law was written down by two different sources around 800-900 BCE, and they use different names for him.
The source known as the Yahwist calls Moses' father-in-law Reuel or Hobab, reflecting traditions in the early Kingdom of Judah. The Elohist uses the name Jethro for Moses' father-in-law, reflecting a tradition in the early Kingdom of Israel. The two accounts were merged after the fall of Israel in 722 BCE, resulting in these names occurring in the same book.
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In Hebrew, his name was Yitro.
There are at least two distinct ancient traditions that give us three different names for Moses' father-in-law.
The northern tradition, as recorded in what became the Book of Exodus by an anonymous source now known as the Elohist, is that the father of Moses' wife was called Jethro (Exodus 3:1; 4:18; 18:1-12).
Southern traditions recorded by an anonymous source now known as the Yahwist, say that Moses' father-in-law was either Reuel (Exodus 2:18) or Hobab (Numbers 10:29; Judges 4:11).
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What was Moses first wife' s name?
Jethro was the father of Moses' wife (Exodus ch.2 and ch.18).See also:more about Moses
What was Moses father's name?
Moses' father's name was Amram, and his mother's name was Jochebed.
What was Moses whifs name?
The name of Moses wife was Ziporrah.
What was Moses Cush'ite wife name?
Moses wifes name was Zipporah.
Where were Moses and family at the time of the Passover?
Moses was in Egypt, his wife and children might have been there or with Moses' father in law.
Who was Moses stepFather?
Moses did not have a "stepfather-in-law" since his wife, Zipporah, never had a stepfather. Moses' father-in-law was Jethro.
What other characters were involved with Moses?
God was involved, Moses' Hebrew brother Aaron, his Hebrew sister Miriam, and his Hebrew mother Yochebed, Pharaoh (his Egyptian father), his Egyptian mother (Pharaoh's wife - name is not mentioned, Rameses (his Egyptian brother) Tzipporah (his wife) Moses's 2 children (boys) Jethro (his father in - law)
What was Moses birth father name?
He was called Arman. Exod 6 (v.20) And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
What was Moses' wifes name?
The name of the wife of Moses is Zipporah , she was the daughter of Jethro. and this can be found in the book of Exodus chapter 2 verse21.
What is moses mother name?
Exodus 6:20 (ESV) - Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years.
Who was Moses false mom?
the pharaohs wife i forgot her name but Moses real moms name was Jochebed
Where was the prophet shuaib born?
He was a Hebrew from Madian. In the Bible his name was Jethro father of the wife of Moses or Musa.
