Exodus 18
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Exodus 18 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recounts Moses’ father-in-law Jethro visiting the Israelites in the wilderness and advising Moses to establish a system of delegated judges to share his leadership burden.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exodus 18 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfEliezer | son of Moses ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfGershom | son of Moses ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfJethro |
father-in-law of Moses
ⓘ
priest of Midian ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfZipporah | wife of Moses ⓘ |
| concludesWith | Jethro returning to his own land ⓘ |
| containsVerseRange | Exodus 18:1–27 ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Jethro’s advice on delegated leadership
ⓘ
Jethro’s blessing of the God of Israel ⓘ Jethro’s observation of Moses judging the people ⓘ appointment of subordinate judges ⓘ reunion of Moses with his wife and sons ⓘ sacrificial meal before God ⓘ visit of Jethro to Moses ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle at Rephidim
ⓘ
surface form:
Exodus 17
|
| keyInstruction |
appoint rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens
ⓘ
let the difficult cases be brought to Moses ⓘ select capable, God-fearing, trustworthy men as officials ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
prepares for the giving of the law at Sinai
ⓘ
presents a model of shared leadership ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eliezer
ⓘ
Gershom ⓘ Jethro ⓘ Moses ⓘ Zipporah ⓘ |
| mentions |
God
ⓘ
surface form:
God of Israel
Israelites ⓘ land of Midian ⓘ
surface form:
Midian
|
| partOf |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| precedes | Exodus 19 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| setting | wilderness near Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| theme |
acknowledgment of Israel’s God by a foreign priest
ⓘ
administration of justice ⓘ family reunion ⓘ judicial organization ⓘ leadership delegation ⓘ wise counsel ⓘ |
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