Yitro's Life After Shemot 18

Points of Dispute

These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:

Chronology – When did Yitro come and leave?
- Yitro came and left in the first year – Ramban, Chizkuni, Peirush HaRosh.
- Yitro came and left in the second year – Ibn Ezra, Ralbag, Cassuto.
- Yitro came in the first year, but left in the second year – Rashi, Akeidat Yitzhak, Abarbanel, Shadal.
Yitro and Chovav
- Yitro and Chovav are the same person – Most exegetes.
- Yitro and Chovav are different people – Biur, perhaps Shadal Bemidbar, Hoil Moshe.
The two departures in Shemot 18 and Bemidbar 10
- They are the same event – Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Radak, Ralbag, Akeidat Yitzhak, Abarbanel, Sforno, Shadal, Malbim, Cassuto.
- They are different events – Ramban, Chizkuni, Peirush HaRosh, Biur, perhaps Shadal Bemidbar, Hoil Moshe.
Keinites
- Join Israel – Most commentators.
- Do not join Israel – Shadal, Malbim, Cassuto.