person
Jethro
also: Jethro, Reuel, Raguel
Jethro (Hebrew: Yitro), high priest of Midian and Moses's father-in-law; the drama portrays him as a wise, moderate elder whose counsel ('one goes further with a good word than with force') represents the voice of practical wisdom against Moses's uncompromising severity.
Reading notes
- Moses §2 Jethro
Jethro (Hebrew: Yitro), high priest of Midian and Moses's father-in-law; in Exodus 18 he later gives Moses the famous advice to delegate judicial authority, an episode that informs his wise counsel in Act Four.
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Moses
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