The meaning of “רְעוּאֵל”

Understanding Rᵉʻûwʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H7467

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

רְעוּאֵל

Phoneticreh-oo-ale'

TransliterationRᵉʻûwʼêl

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Raguel, Reuel. - § Reuel or Raguel = "friend of God" - Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite 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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

10 total references

Reference	Text
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.”
Exodus 2:18	“And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?”
Numbers 10:29	“And 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.”
1 Chronicles 1:37	“The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

10x

Most Frequent Book

Genesis

Book Distribution

Genesis4

Exodus1

Numbers2

1 Chronicles3

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