בְּתוּאֵל

be.tu.elProper Noun (Masculine)H1328

Bethuel

From: apparently from the same as H1326 (בָּתָה) and H410 (אֵל); destroyed of God;

Short Definition

Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Tebah (H2875); half-brother of: Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); father of: Rebekah (H7259) and Laban (H3837A) § Bethuel = "God destroys" or "man of God" or "dweller in God" nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor by Milcah, father of Rebekah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
9
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 4:30
  • Genesis 22:23
  • Genesis 24:24
  • Genesis 24:50
  • Genesis 28:2

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