Exodus 18:1

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Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land from which the LORD delivered Israel through Moses, marking the central act of redemption recalled in this verse. Midian, east or southeast of Egypt near the Sinai region, was the homeland of Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, who heard of God’s mighty work.

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Exodus 18:1 mentions Egypt and Midian.

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