Exodus 18:5

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Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.

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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 God delivered Israel from slavery, while Midian was the region east or southeast of the Sinai Peninsula where Moses had lived with Jethro. In this verse, Jethro’s journey from Midian to Moses’ camp highlights the family reunion following Israel’s exodus from Egypt.

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Exodus 18:5 mentions Egypt and Midian.

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