Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Note Moses’ father-in-law Jethro was also called Reuel; see Exodus 2:18.
Note That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb.
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- kept
- A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491.
- Psalm 78:70–72; Amos 1:1; Amos 7:14, 15; Matthew 4:18, 19; Luke 2:8
- his father
- Exodus 2:16, 21; Exodus 18:1–6; Numbers 10:29; Judges 4:11
- the mountain
- Exodus 3:5; Exodus 18:5; Exodus 19:3, 11; Exodus 24:15–17; 1 Kings 19:8
- Horeb
- Exodus 17:6; Deuteronomy 1:6; Deuteronomy 4:10; Psalm 106:19; Malachi 4:4