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Judges 1:16. Some other biblical commentators also understand the text to mean that the women were Egyptian (eg Abarbanel, Judah heHasid). Invited by Moses to join the newly created nation, Jethro gracefully declines by invoking his obligations to his own family and tribe in the land of Midian (Numbers 10:2930). So where is it? Notice how, in the original Hebrew manuscripts the small markings above and below would not have existed leaving both words identical. 11. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. But my mother has a feeling he got another one in the course of The Midrash provides a fascinating backstory of how this union came to be. Jacob Encountering Rachel with her Fathers Herds (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."read more. [5], In fact, it is not excluded that this is not the original, which is possibly lost: the reflectographs of 1995 found an underlying drawing that is not very good, moreover some passages reveal a certain summary, especially in the male bodies, if not a cheap workmanship (the sheep) and with unsolved passages (such as the part between lawn and stone in the middle of the left edge). vi. However, it was not uncommon for an Arabian chief to have two or even more names, as is attested to by many inscriptions. 7. Would Pharaoh really ask Hebrew women to murder the baby boys of their fellow women? I leave the reader to decide. 17 Some shepherds tried to chase them away, but Moses came to their rescue and watered their animals. Did the Ancient Israelites Think Children Were People. In Numbers 10:29 (ESV) we read "And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law" but then Judges 4:11 (ESV) reads: "Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses". Shifra and Puah, whose names describe beauty, are also women who radiate morality and who call us to arms, to fight for what is right. In the trailer, she reveals that she is pregnant again, just like in Season 6. However, the rabbis BLAME Jethro (and Zipporah in some cases) in the midrash of which Wiesel speaks. Another interesting fact is that Jethro comes to meet Moses at Sinai bringing him his wife and children. He is introduced in Exodus 2:18. Biblical maps from antiquity show Midian on both locations. [3] In Solomons ancient love poem, he refers to the Shulamite as being dark skinned from a life outdoors, tending the vineyard and caring for her flock of goats (Song of Solomon 1:5-8). Numbers 10:29, which is quoted on page 282, says of Hobab the son whose sister Zipporah Moses married: "Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses: 'We are pulling away for the place about which Jehovah said.'" (NW) Since Reuel the Midianite was Moses' father-in-law, then Reuel 's son Hobab was the brother-in-law of Moses. On the other hand, Hobab, as a leading member of the next generation of Kenites, might be used in this text as a representative of his father. For the view of him as a Prophet in Islam and among the Druze, see, Ex. He strengthened the herd through careful breeding. No one would ever accuse him of nepotism. He is a man with a firm belief in a master plan and God. Analysis Of Tuesday Of The Other June By Norma Mazer When we first meet this man in Exodus 2:18 (ESV)we read, "When they came home to their father Reuel, he said" then we see in verse 21 that Moses marries one of "the man's" daughters named Zipporah.