Bible Encyclopedia: Reuel

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

REUEL

roo'-el (re`u'el, "God is his friend"; the Septuagint Rhagouel):

(1) In the genealogical system Reuel is both a son of Esau by Basemath (Genesis 36:4, 10, 13, 17 1 Chronicles 1:35, 37) and the father of the father-in-law of Moses, Hobab (Numbers 10:29). In the account of the marriage of Zipporah to Moses (Exodus 2:16-21) Jethro seems to be called Reuel (compare HOBAB). The various names of Jethro perplexed the Talmudists, too; some held that his real name was "Hobab," and that Reuel was his father. Reuel is probably a clan name (Gray, "Numbers," ICC), and Hobab is a member of the clan ("son") of Reuel (Numbers 10:29, the King James Version reads "Raguel").

(2) The father of Eliasaph, the prince of Gad (Numbers 2:14), called (by some copyist's mistake) "Deuel" in Numbers 1:14; Numbers 7:42, 47; 10:20. The Septuagint has uniformly Rhagouel.

(3) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 9:8). Horace J. Wolf

Strong's Hebrew

7467. Reuel -- "friend of God," Moses' father-in-law, also an ...
... 7466b, 7467. Reuel. 7468 . "friend of ... Benjamite. Transliteration: Reuel
Phonetic Spelling: (reh-oo-ale') Short Definition: Reuel. Word ...
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Library

Chapter xxxvi
... sister of Nebaioth. And Adah bare Eliphaz to Esau; and Basemath bare Reuel;
and Oholibamah bare Jeush and Jalam and Korah. These are ...
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Receiving Agents.
... PM Vienna, Uriah Medford, PM. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington, Reuben Post.
Alexandria, Reuel Keith. VIRGINIA. Richmond, Nathaniel Charter. ...
/.../leland/the national preacher vol 2 no 7 dec 1827/receiving agents.htm

Philo of Alexandria, the Rabbis, and the Gospels - the Final ...
... Behaalothekha, ed. Friedmann, p. 20 a) we have very beautiful and ingenious
interpretations of the names Reuel, Hobab and Jethro. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Reuel

the shepherd or friend of God

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Reuel

(friend of God) One of the sons of Esau, by his wife Bashemath, sister of Ishmael. (Genesis 36:4,10,13,17; 1 Chronicles 1:36,37) (B.C. about 1790.)

One of the names of Moses' father-in-law. (Exodus 2:18) (B.C. 1530.)
Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai. (Numbers 2:14) (B.C. 1490.)
A Benjamite, ancestor of Elah. (1 Chronicles 9:8)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Friend of God.

(1.) A son of Esau and Bashemath (Genesis 36:4, 10; 1 Chronicles 1:35).

(2.) "The priest of Midian," Moses' father-in-law (Exodus 2:18)=Raguel (Numbers 10:29). If he be identified with Jethro (q.v.), then this may be regarded as his proper name, and Jether or Jethro (i.e., "excellency") as his official title.

(3.) Numbers 2:14, called also Deuel (1:14; 7:42).

Thesaurus

Reuel (14 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. REUEL. ... In the account of the marriage of Zipporah
to Moses (Exodus 2:16-21) Jethro seems to be called Reuel (compare HOBAB). ...
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Reu'el (10 Occurrences)
Reu'el. Reuel, Reu'el. Reumah . ... Reu'el (10 Occurrences). Genesis 36:4 And
Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel; (See RSV). ...
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Raguel (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Friend of God, (Numbers 10:29)=Reuel (qv), Exodus 2:18,
the father-in-law of Moses, and probably identical with Jethro (qv). Int. ...
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Jethro (10 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary His excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of
Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel. Moses spent forty ...
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Bashemath (6 Occurrences)
... Sweet-smelling. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau's three wives (Genesis
36:3, 4, 13), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. ...
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Nahath (5 Occurrences)
... Rest. (1.) One of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Genesis 36:13, 17). ... Genesis
36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. ...
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Mizzah (3 Occurrences)
... Despair, one of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Genesis 36:13, 17). ... Genesis
36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. ...
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Basmath (7 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Genesis 36:4 And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basmath bore Reuel. ... Genesis
36:13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. ...
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Bas'emath (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:3 and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. (See RSV). Genesis
36:4 And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel; (See RSV). ...
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Basemath (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel. ... Genesis 36:13 These
are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. ...
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Bible Concordance

Reuel (14 Occurrences)

Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Exodus 2:18 When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 1:14 From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;
(BBE)

Numbers 2:14 "The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Numbers 7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Reuel, chief of the children of Gad:
(BBE)

Numbers 7:47 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel
(BBE)

Numbers 10:20 At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.
(BBE)

Numbers 10:29 Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said,'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. The Second Book of Chronicles
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Reuel

Reuel: A Benjamite

Reuel: Father of Eliasaph

Reuel: Father of Eliasaph: Called Deuel

Reuel: Father-In-Law of Moses

Reuel: Son of Esau

Related Terms

Reu'el (10 Occurrences)

Raguel (1 Occurrence)

Jethro (10 Occurrences)

Bashemath (6 Occurrences)