רְעוּאֵל

re.u.elProper Noun (Masculine)H7467

Reuel

From: from the same as H7466 (רְעוּ) and H410 (אֵל); friend of God;

Short Definition

Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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 a) also 'Jethro' 3) father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at ) a Benjamite, ancestor of Elah

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
4
1 Chronicles
3
Numbers
2
Exodus
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:35
  • 1 Chronicles 9:8
  • Genesis 36:4
  • Genesis 36:13
  • Numbers 10:29

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