- Jethro
Jethro, Hirtenfürst u. Priester der Midianiter, Schwiegervater des Moses, s.d.; vgl. Maier, De Jethrone, Helmst. 1715.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Jethro
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JETHRO — (Heb. יֶתֶר ,יִתְרוֹ), Midianite priest and father in law of moses . Jethro had seven daughters who served as his shepherdesses. When Moses fled from Egypt he came to the well in Midian where he witnessed local shepherds mistreating the girls. He … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jéthro — Jethro Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jethro Tull. Jéthro[1] est le nom du beau père de Moïse[2] . Il est aussi appelé Réuel[3], et aussi Ho … Wikipédia en Français
Jethro — m English: name borne in the Bible by the father of Moses s wife Zipporah (Exodus 3: 1; 4: 18). It seems to be a variant of the Hebrew name Ithra, said to mean ‘excellence’, which is found at 2 Samuel 17: 25. It was popular among the Puritans,… … First names dictionary
Jethro — kann auch wol Mosi selbst einen Rath geben. – Erklärung, 12. Dies Sprichwort hat seine Quelle in 2 Mos. 18, 13 26 und findet darin auch seine Erklärung. Der höhergestellte Moses nahm von seinem Schwager Jethro einen guten Rath mit Dank an und… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Jethro — Jethro, midianitischer Priester, Vater Ziporas, der Frau Moses, den er zur Einführung einer einfachen Gerichtsorganisation veranlaßte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
JETHRO — socer Mosis. Exod. c. 3. v. 1. qui et Raguel, Exod. c. 2. v. 18. De quo iude porro ettc. Sulpic. Seu. l. 1. Hist. Sacr. c. 22. et 29. Euseb. Salian. et Torniel. A. M. 2544. n. 3. A. M. 2545. n. 47. et 49. etc. Tertull. l. contra Iudaeos. Hier in… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Jethro — masc. proper name, biblical father in law of Moses, from Heb. Yithro, collateral form of Yether, lit. abundance, from base y t r to be left over, to remain … Etymology dictionary
Jethro — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jethro imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Male meaning = Friend of God region = origin = related names = footnotes = Jethro can refer to:PeopleIn the Bible*Jethro (Bible), the father in law of… … Wikipedia
Jethro — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jethro (homonymie). Jéthro[1] est le nom du beau père de Moïse[2] . Il est aussi appelé Réuel[3], et aussi Hobab … Wikipédia en Français
Jethro — His excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel. Moses spent forty years after his exile from the Egyptian court as keeper of Jethro s flocks. While the Israelites were encamped at Sinai, and soon after… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
