Reuel
Reuel or Raguel (Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל, Modern: Rəʻuʼel, Tiberian: Rəʻûʼēl, "Friend of El") is a Hebrew name associated with several Biblical and/or religious figures.
Biblical persons with this name are:
- Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, who also went by the name "Reuel" (Exodus 2:18; Numbers 10:29). It has been suggested that Reuel was his proper name, and "Jether" or "Jethro" was his official title (i.e., "excellency").
- A son of Esau. (Genesis 36:4,10; I Chronicles 1:35)
- A Gadite (Numbers 2:14), called also Deuel (Hebrew: דְּעוּאֵל, Modern: Dəʻuʼel, Tiberian: Dəʻûʼēl) (1:14; 7:42); the father of the Gadite prince Eliasaph.
- A Benjaminite. (I Chronicles 9:3.7,8)
- Father-in-law of Tobias (Tobit 7:1,15)
Also:
- Raguel (archangel) - Within the rabbinic tradition and the Kabbalah, one of the seven archangels.
See also
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