What was the name of the father of the wife of Moses?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

In Exodus 6:20 it says that Amram was the father of Moses and Aaron.

Additionally

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.

Answer 3

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...

Answer 4

A:

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.

Answer

In Hebrew, his name was Yitro.

Answer 5

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).

Answer 6

The parents of Moses was Amram and Jechebed (Exodus 6:20).

Answer 7

Amram (Exodus ch.6).

Answer 8

Amram

Answer 9

Jethro

Answer 10

Ramnam