Reuel

Reuel or Raguel (Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל‎, Modern: Re'u'el, Tiberian: Rəʻûʼēl, Ancient Rəġʻūʼēl; "Friend of El"), meaning "friend of God"[1] is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and/or religious figures.

Biblical figures

Biblical persons with this name are:

Moses' father-in-law, but different from Jethro[2] and Hobab[3][4] (Exodus 2:18; Numbers 10:29).
A son of Esau. Father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (Genesis 36:4,10; 1 Chronicles 1:35)
A Gadite (Numbers 2:14), called also Deuel (Hebrew: דְּעוּאֵל‎, Modern: Dəʻuʼel, Tiberian: Dəʻûʼēl) (Numbers 1:14; 7:42); the father of the Gadite prince Eliasaph.
A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 9:7-8)
Father-in-law of Tobias (Tobit 7:1-15)

Other people

First name

Reuel Abraham (born 1924), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert
Reuel Denney (1913–1995), American poet and academic
Reuel Marc Gerecht, American writer and political analyst focused on the Middle East
Reuel Colt Gridley (1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser
Reuel Lochore (1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar
Reuel Meditz, classical pianist
Reuel Williams (1783–1862), U.S. Senator from Maine

Middle name

Jairus Reuel Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), English writer
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (1924–2020), son and literary executor of J. R. R. Tolkien
Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien (born 1959), writer and grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien

Landmark houses

Capt. Reuel and Lucy Merrill House, Cumberland Center, Maine
Reuel E. Smith House, Skaneateles, New York

Other

Raguel (angel) - one of the seven archangels in the rabbinic tradition and the Kabbalah

References

http://www.behindthename.com/name/reuel
Meyers, Carol (1 March 2018). Coogan, Michael D.; Brettler, Marc Z.; Newsom, Carol A.; Perkins, Pheme (eds.). The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version (Fifth ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-19-027605-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Harris, Stephen (20 January 2010). Understanding The Bible (8 ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-07-340744-9. J names Moses’ father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.
"Judges 4 / Hebrew – English Bible / Mechon-Mamre".

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[1] ttp://www.behindthename.com/name/reuel

[2] Meyers, Carol (1 March 2018). Coogan, Michael D.; Brettler, Marc Z.; Newsom, Carol A.; Perkins, Pheme (eds.). The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version (Fifth ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-19-027605-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[Harris2010-3] Harris, Stephen (20 January 2010). Understanding The Bible (8 ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-07-340744-9. J names Moses’ father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.

[4] "Judges 4 / Hebrew – English Bible / Mechon-Mamre".