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Exodus 18:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God. "

Exodus 18:5

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3 and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.

4 The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”

5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.

6 He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”

7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.

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Exodus 3:1

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"Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb."

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Numbers 10:29

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"Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are journeying to the place of which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for the LORD has spoken good concerning Israel.”"

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Exodus 4:18

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"Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”"

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Acts 7:29

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"Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons."

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Numbers 11:30

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"Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel."

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Acts 7:20

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"At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome to God. He was nourished three months in his father’s house."

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Exodus 18:1

"Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt."

Exodus 18:2

"Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,"

Exodus 18:3

"and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”."

Exodus 18:4

"The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”"

Exodus 18:6

"He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”"

Exodus 18:7

"Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent."

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