Some Facts About Jethro

 Jethro (also known as Jethro or Yisro) was a midian priest, he was the father-in-law of Moses, who was destined to be bound to the Jews, a pagan who ended up embracing the truth of Judaism.

His wise advice to Moses greatly improved the Jewish justice system, Jethro is also the name of one of the few people chosen to be the name for the reading of the Torah parsha.

Jethro is described as a priest in Midian, a priest of the pagans, there was no idol that he had not served, before turning to the true God and the Torah.

When Moses fled from Egypt, he met Jethro's 7 daughters at the well of Midian and Moses heroically protected them from other shepherds and gave their flock water to drink. In the end, Moses married Tziporah and became a sheep herder for his father-in-law.

Jethro traveled to the desert to study the Torah and at God's command, Moses finally left the Land of Midian to ransom the Israelites out of Egypt, he left his wife and children with his father-in-law.

Jethro heard about the Miraculous Exodus and was inspired to join the Jewish nation, leaving behind his position of honor and material comfort, he took his daughter and granddaughter into the desert, where he studied Torah with the Jews.

Jethro also restructured Moses' judicial system, observing that Moses was alone, hearing the disputes of the entire nation, a system that was clearly unsustainable.

He suggested creating a judicial hierarchy where lower judges would handle the smaller matters, leaving only the most complex cases to Moses.

Moses wanted Jethro to stay and when the Jews were preparing to leave Mount Sinai, Moses invited Jethro to join the journey to the Promised Land.

Jethro initially refused, wanting to return to Midian. There is debate among the wise men as to whether he ultimately stayed or returned home, some saying that he left early, perhaps to settle his family, then returned to live with Moses.

The descendants of Jethro, known as the Kenites, became an integral part of Jewish history, settling in Israel, especially in Jericho and the Judean desert, the Jews always remember Jethro's kindness and King Saul ensured the safety of the Kenites during the battle with the Amalekites. 

Some of Jethro's descendants were very well known, even serving in the Sanhedrin, the highest court of Judaism, the Talmudic sage, Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta, is said to be a descendant of Jethro

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