Jethro [JÔöÇ├▓th’rÔö╝├¼]-pre-eminence or excellence.

The father-in-law of Moses, and an Arab sheik and priest of Midian (Exod. 3:1, 4:1818:1-12). Called Reuel or Raguel meaning "friend of God" in Exodus 2:18 and Numbers 10:29, and Jether in Exodus 4:18.