8654. 'And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses' means Divine Good. This is clear from the representation of 'Jethro' and 'Moses' as Divine Good and Divine Truth, and from the meaning of 'father-in-law', all dealt with above in 8643, 8644.

Egyptians represent people who are in natural knowledge. In contrast, the Hebrews, people who are of the church, represent people in spiritual knowledge. The Egyptians also held the Hebrews to be so vile, as servants, that it was an abomination to them to eat with the Hebrews (Genesis 43:32), and also the sacrifices offered by the Hebrews were an abomination to them. (Exodus 8:26)

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 5013)