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Reuel
Biblical Persons & Places
Reuel
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8;
only referred to as Reuel (רְעוּאֵל);
a son of Ibnijah;
father of Shephatiah.
Reuel
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4;
only referred to as Reuel (רְעוּאֵל);
a son of Esau and Mahalath;
half-brother of: Eliphaz, Jeush, Jalam and Korah;
father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
Strong's Definition
Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite
Derivation: from the same as H7466 (רְעוּ) and H410 (אֵל); friend of God;
KJV Usage: Raguel, Reuel.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God"
1) a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael
2) the father-in-law of Moses
2a) also 'Jethro'
3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai
4) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4;
son of: Esau (H6215) and Mahalath (H4258);
half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141);
father of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199)
§ Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God"
1) a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael
2) the father-in-law of Moses
2a) also 'Jethro'
3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai
4) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רְעוּאֵל
re‛ûêl
BDB Definition:
Reuel or Raguel = friend of God
1) a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael
2) the father-in-law of Moses
2a) also Jethro
3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai
4) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H7466 and H410
Total KJV Occurrences: 11