Moses' father-in-law, a.k.a. Reuel and Hovav
Even before Israel receives laws at Sinai, Exodus tells how Jethro the Midianite advises Moses to establish judges, a unique origin story for the judicial system with no parallel in ancient Near Eastern law collections. Deuteronomy revises the story to credit Moses with this idea after the revelation at Horeb.
Prof.
Bernard M. Levinson
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Linked by words and acts of chesed (lovingkindness), Jethro and Rahab are rabbinic exemplars of true converts.
Dr. Rabbi
David J. Zucker
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Rabbi
Moshe Reiss
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From Judges to Tefillin, the Hagaddah to Kol Nidrei – Jewish Tradition has preserved or harmonized different opinions: An idea reflected in Torah as understood by the Documentary Hypothesis
Prof. Rabbi
Jeffrey Tigay
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The Midianite Origin of YHWH and Aniconism
Prof.
Israel Knohl
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Moses' control over prophecy is successfully challenged.
Prof. Rabbi
David Frankel
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In the ancient world, genealogy was not about family relations but about political alliances.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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A study of Deuteronomy’s polemical revision of the Exodus 18 judges account.
Prof. Rabbi
David Frankel
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