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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jethro

1400 BC - 1400 BC

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In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (; Hebrew: יִתְרוֹ, Modern: Yītrō, Tiberian: Yīṯrō, lit. "His Excellence/Posterity"; Arabic: يثرون, romanized: Yaṯrūn) was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian, sometimes called Reuel (or Raguel). In Exodus, Moses' father-in-law is initially referred to as "Reuel" (Exodus 2:18) but afterwards as "Jethro" (Exodus 3:1). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jethro has received more than 204,621 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Jethro is the 517th most popular religious figure (up from 710th in 2019).

Jethro is most famous for his invention of the plow.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jethro ranks 517 out of 2,238Before him are Peter the Hermit, Pope Stephen I, Pope Miltiades, Pope Caius, Saint Eustace, and Eric IX of Sweden. After him are Saint Marinus, Pope Eleutherius, Sabbas the Sanctified, Josemaría Escrivá, Father Damien, and Ibn Hazm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400 BC, Jethro ranks 6Before him are Nefertiti, Akhenaten, Miriam, Smenkhkare, and Meritaten. After him are Kiya, Shalmaneser I, Meritamen, Muršili II, Ashur-uballit I, and Adad-nirari I. Among people deceased in 1400 BC, Jethro ranks 5Before him are Ankhesenamun, Ay, Meritaten, and Thutmose IV. After him are Kiya, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Arnuwanda II, Yuya, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferure, and Tudḫaliya I.

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