Reuel
רְעוּאֵלStrong’s H7467reuel (re-u-el)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Reuel is the Hebrew word usually translated “reuel”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;”
Meaning
- A son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael
- The father-in-law of Mosesalso 'Jethro'
- Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai
- A Benjamite, ancestor of Elah
- A son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael
- The father-in-law of Mosesalso 'Jethro'
- Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai
- A Benjamite, ancestor of Elah
How it's translated
- reuel 11
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 4
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Numbers 2
- Exodus 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:10These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
- Genesis 36:13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Exodus 2:18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
- Numbers 2:14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
- Numbers 10:29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Hebrew dictionary
רְעוּאֵל reuel · Reuel
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
רְעוּאֵל reuel · Reuel
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8; son of: Ibnijah (H2998); father of: Shephatiah (H8203H) § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.