יִתְרוֹ (b. h.) pr. n. m. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. Ber. 63ᵇ. Ex. R. s. 27 יֶתֶר כשהוא גוי … ונקרא י׳ as a heathen he was named Jether, and when he was converted … he was named J.—Zeb. 116ᵃ י׳ קודם מ"ת וכ׳ the arrival of J. (Ex. XVIII) took place before the giving of the Law; Ab. Zar. 24ᵃ; a. v. fr.
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יִתְרוֹ (b. h.) pr. n. m. Jethro , the father-in-law of Moses. Ber. 63ᵇ . Ex. R. s. 27 יֶתֶר כשהוא גוי … ונקרא י׳ as a heathen he was named Jether,…
References
- Berakhot 63b:21
- Shemot Rabbah 27:9
- Zevachim 116a:21
- Exodus 18:10
- Avodah Zarah 24a:20