Moses is said to have worked as a shepherd for Jethro for 40 years before returning to Egypt to lead the Hebrews to Canaan, the "promised land". However, Moses remained conscious that he was a stranger in exile, naming his first son (Jethro's grandson) " Gershom", meaning "stranger there". Having fled to Midian, Moses intervened in a water-access dispute between Jethro's seven daughters and the local shepherds Jethro consequently invited Moses into his home and offered him hospitality. Jethro's daughter, Zipporah, became Moses's wife after Moses had fled Egypt, having killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave. Biblical maps from antiquity show Midian on both locations. Some believe Midian is within the Sinai Peninsula. Jethro is recorded as living in Midian, a territory stretching along the eastern edge of the Gulf of Aqaba, northwestern Arabia. Jethro is called a priest of Midian and became father-in-law of Moses after he gave his daughter, Zipporah, in marriage to Moses. Moses takes his leave of Jethro by Jan Victors, c.
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