tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post7567072066193800725..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Students Wonder "Why Abraham?"Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-63777541868756581562012-05-20T16:32:19.355-07:002012-05-20T16:32:19.355-07:00When I finished the analysis of Moses' kinship...When I finished the analysis of Moses' kinship, I concluded that he had only one father-in-law. Moses' Kushite wife was his half-sister and they had the same father, Amram. She was his first wife, as was Sarah to Abraham. Moses' cousin wife was Zipporah. That led me to believe that Jethro and Ruel are the same person. <br /><br />I'm not sure about the name Hobab. It may be a form of Ha-bab, meaning "the Father." Perhaps they called the priest "Father" even in those days.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-63648085713405778842012-05-17T08:00:34.407-07:002012-05-17T08:00:34.407-07:00Ok, thanks. I just now saw this response to Lon, w...Ok, thanks. I just now saw this response to Lon, where you mention 2 fathers in law of Moses, did you change your thoughts on it, or get new information?<br /><br />"Lon, you will find a great deal of information at Just Genesis about figures named in Genesis and Exodus. Reu'el means God of Reu, just as Reu'ben means son of Reu. Reu was a great Horite chief, the son of Peleg (Gen. 11:18). Reu'el designates that Zipporah's father was a descendant of Reu and worshipped the same God as Reu. Reu'el was his priestly name. Jethro was his given name. Hobab, a Kushite name, was likely the name of Moses' other father-in-law."DDedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033851770461086341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-42785871374466914302012-05-17T06:18:26.569-07:002012-05-17T06:18:26.569-07:00Though Moses had two wives, he had only one father...Though Moses had two wives, he had only one father-in-law. Jethro was a Midianite priest. Ru-el was his royal-priestly title, like "Tera" and "Enoch."Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-83009202046415541092012-05-16T10:31:39.996-07:002012-05-16T10:31:39.996-07:00Alice, can you explain how Moses had apparently 2 ...Alice, can you explain how Moses had apparently 2 fathers in law? (Ruel, Jethro, both Midianite priests) Did he marry twice, or was one name actually a title?DDedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033851770461086341noreply@blogger.com