Jethro

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Jethro (Hebrew: יִתְרוֹ(one time called "Reuel") is a priest of Midian and the father-in-law of Moses after Moses married Jethro's daughter Zipporah (Exodus 2:21). Jethro is credited with helping to establish the Israelite system of laws by convincing Moses to appoint judges under him to deal with minor cases.