Strong H7467H7467Gרְעוּאֵל

Reuel

Transliteration: re‛û'êl
Pronunciation: reh-oo-ale'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

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 (H464), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141);
father of: Nahath (H5184), Zerah (H2226), Shammah (H8048) and Mizzah (H4199)

Meaning of the name

Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God"

General definition

From the same as H7466 and H410; friend of God;
{Reuel} the name of Moses´ father in {law} also of an Edomite and an Israelite: - {Raguel} Reuel.

In the biblical story

Reuel

Son of Esau and Basemath, a chief of Edom

Reuel was a son of Esau and Basemath, and he became a chief in the land of Edom.

In the Bible

Strong H7467G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

reuel6

First verses

Genesis 36:4
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
Genesis 36:10
These 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 36:13
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:17
And 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.
1 Chronicles 1:35
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
1 Chronicles 1:37
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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