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Artistic renderings of Biblical scenes often provide another layer of analysis of the text. The artist’s choices convey possible interpretations of Biblical ambiguities, sometimes acting like midrash by \u00a0filling in gaps in the text. The two artworks displayed here, Gerard Jollain’s <\/span>Jethro’s Visit <\/span><\/i>(1670)<\/span> and William Artaud’s <\/span>Jethro and Zipporah Return <\/span><\/i>(1790s)<\/span> are illustrative of this. Both works portray the same Biblical scene, Jethro’s arrival and reunion with Moses. Each artist made specific decisions as to whom to include in his depiction, the setting in which to place his characters, how to portray the various figures and whom to highlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artaud highlights the relationship between Moses and his wife Zipporah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In contrast, Jollain focuses instead on the embracing of Jethro and Moses, with Zipporah basically ignored by her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n

This raises the question of Jethro’s motives in coming to the Israelite camp. Was Jethro’s primary goal the reunification of husband and wife, or was Yitro coming on a personal religious quest or as part of a diplomatic mission?<\/p>\n

Jollain’s positioning of Zipporah on the sidelines together with a second woman also makes the viewer wonder about the nature of her relationship with Moses. Had Moses taken a second wife? Did he and Zipporah separate or divorce?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adapted from: ALHATORAH.ORG<\/span><\/p>\n

For fuller analysis, see: <\/span>http:\/\/alhatorah.org\/Yitro’s_Arrival_in_Art<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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