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- proper noun biblical The father-in-law of
Moses . - proper noun A male
given name of biblical origin.
Etymologies
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Examples
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When I turned to leave the box, I called Jethro but he didn’t move.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs Jack Canfield 2008
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When I turned to leave the box, I called Jethro but he didn’t move.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs Jack Canfield 2008
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Ralph Waite (forever Papa Walton to many of us, though nowadays better known as Jethro's dad on NCIS) makes a welcome return as Booth's grandfather, bearing some unwelcome news that has the very pregnant Bones (Emily Deschanel) wondering how best to reach out to a closed-off Booth (David Boreanaz, who's in especially fine form).
The Guide to Thursday TV: Bones, An Office Visitor, A Country Christmas, and More! 2011
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Thanks Jethro, that is correct. 6,000 years ago God created the earth and universe and hid all those fossils.
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After the exodus, her father, the priest of Midian (here called Jethro), comes to visit Moses, bringing Zipporah and her two sons.
Zipporah: Bible. 2009
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In gratitude, Reuel (called Jethro or Hobab in other biblical passages) offers Moses hospitality, then gives him his daughter Zipporah in marriage (Exod 2: 21 – 22).
Zipporah: Bible. 2009
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And you may find persons with two names in other parts of Scripture; as Moses’ father in law is sometimes called Jethro, sometimes Raguel.
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark 1225?-1274 1842
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But as the time of the waltz approached she sent a footman to fetch Chalker and another to call Jethro, and made her adieus to the Duchess and Fanny.
The Outrageous Dowager Westleigh, Sarah 1996
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He had two names, being also called Jethro, as appears from the first verse of the following chapter.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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He had two names, being also called Jethro, as appears from the first verse of the following chapter.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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