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<h1>The Two Accounts Which Yitro Heard</h1> | <h1>The Two Accounts Which Yitro Heard</h1> | ||
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− | < | + | <topic>When did Yitro arrive at Sinai?See <a href="Chronology – Shemot 18" data-aht="page">Chronology</a>. |
− | < | + | <opinion>Before the giving of the Decalogue – probably Sforno, New approach.</opinion> |
− | <opinion></opinion> | + | <opinion>After the Decalogue –</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>: | |
− | + | <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> | |
− | <topic> | + | <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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− | + | <topic><a href="Yitro's Visit – Purpose and Significance" data-aht="page">Purpose of Yitro's Visit</a> | |
− | + | <opinion>Family reunification – possibly Sforno, Keli Yekar and 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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