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.
Studere hoc loco
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