Exodus 18:12
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
Cross References
Genesis 4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
Genesis 12:7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Genesis 26:30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Genesis 43:25And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Exodus 24:5And he sent the young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD.
Leviticus 7:11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one may offer unto the LORD.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:8-13
7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said,… Read the whole commentary →