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<topic>When did Yitro arrive at Sinai?See <a href="Chronology – Shemot 18" data-aht="page">Chronology</a>.
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<opinion>Before the giving of the Decalogue – probably Sforno, New approach.</opinion>
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<topic>Significance of the use of different <a href="Dictionary:אֵ-ל – אֱ-לוֹהַ – אֱ-לֹהִים" data-aht="page">names of Hashem</a>:
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<opinion>Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Children of Israel, while <i>Elohim</i> is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.</opinion>
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<opinion>Hashem refers to God's attribute of mercy, while <i>Elohim</i> refers to God's attribute of truth/justice – Keli Yekar.</opinion>
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<p>See <aht page="Chronology – Shemot 18">Chronology</aht>.</p>
 
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<opinion>Family reunification – possibly Sforno, Keli Yekar and Malbim.</opinion>
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<opinion>Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Jewish nation, while <i>Elohim</i> is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.</opinion>
 
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<opinion>Conversion – R. Eliezer in the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, possibly Rashi.<fn>The Toledot Yitzchak also believes that Yitro came due to religious questioning, to ask Moshe about what he perceived as injustices of Hashem.</fn></opinion>
 
<opinion>Conversion – R. Eliezer in the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, possibly Rashi.<fn>The Toledot Yitzchak also believes that Yitro came due to religious questioning, to ask Moshe about what he perceived as injustices of Hashem.</fn></opinion>
 
<opinion>Diplomatic Mission – Cassuto.</opinion>
 
<opinion>Diplomatic Mission – Cassuto.</opinion>
 
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The Two Accounts Which Yitro Heard

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  • When did Yitro arrive at Sinai?See Chronology.
    • Before the giving of the Decalogue – probably Sforno, New approach.
    • After the Decalogue –
  • Significance of the use of different names of Hashem:
    • Hashem is the personal name of the God of the Children of Israel, while Elohim is the generic name for any god – Cassuto, New approach, Malbim.
    • Hashem refers to God's attribute of mercy, while Elohim refers to God's attribute of truth/justice – Keli Yekar.
    • Family reunification – possibly Sforno, Keli Yekar and Malbim.
    • Conversion – R. Eliezer in the Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, possibly Rashi.1
    • Diplomatic Mission – Cassuto.
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