Reuel
Reuel
(Heb. Reiel’, , friend of God; Sept. ; A.V. Raguel [Num 10:29]), the name of three or four men.
1. A son of Esau by Bashemath (Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; 1Ch 1:35; 1Ch 1:37); his four sons (Gen 36:13) were princes, i.e. chiefs of the Edomites (Gen 36:17). B.C. post 1963. SEE ESAU.
2. A Midianitish priest and nomadic herdsman in the wilderness, to whom Moses fled from Egypt, and whose daughter Zipporah he married (Exo 2:16 sq.); but in Exo 3:1; Exo 4:18, JETHRO is called father-in-law of Moses, and in 3:1 is made priest and herdsman. Various methods are suggested for meeting the difficulty:
(1.) Josephus (Ant. ii, 12,1) considers Reuel and Jethro as two names of one man. So Lengerke (Kenaan, i, 393) and Bertheau (Isr. Gesch. p. 242).
(2.) Aben-Ezra, followed by Rosenmiiller, understands by father in Exo 2:18, grandfather.
(3.) Ewald (Isr. Gesch. ii, 14) thinks Jethro son of has fallen out of the text before Reuel in Exodus ii, 18.
(4.) Ranke (Pentat. ii, 8) understands the word chothen’, , rendered father-in-law, to mean brother-in-law, and compares the ambiguous use of the Greek . We must then suppose that Jethro had succeeded to the priesthood and flocks of his deceased father (Exo 3:1).
(5.) Others find a double genealogical tradition (Hartmann, Pentat. p. 223 sq.; comp. De Wette, Einleit. ins A. T. p. 196). On this supposition the compiler must have been very careless. The third explanation derives no support from the fact that the Sept., in Exo 2:16, twice mentions Jethro as father of seven daughters. The translators might have considered Reuel as the grandfather, and this would support No. 2. The fourth supposition is forced. If we must decide for any particular view, it seems simplest to understand grandfather for father (Exo 2:18), since Reuel was the father of the house until Jethro acquired independence. SEE HOBAB; SEE RAGUEL.
3. Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad at the time of the census at Sinai (Num 2:14). In the parallel passages (Num 1:14; Num 7:42; Num 7:47; Num 10:20) the name is given DEUEL SEE DEUEL (q.v.).
4. Son of Ibnijah, father of Shephatiah (1Ch 9:8), of the tribe of Benjamin. B.C. ante 1618.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Reuel
friend of God. (1.) A son of Esau and Bashemath (Gen. 36:4, 10; 1 Chr. 1:35). (2.) “The priest of Midian,” Moses’ father-in-law (Ex. 2:18)=Raguel (Num. 10:29). If he be identified with Jethro (q.v.), then this may be regarded as his proper name, and Jether or Jethro (i.e., “excellency”) as his official title. (3.) Num. 2:14, called also Deuel (1:14; 7:42).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Reuel
(See RAGUEL.)
1. Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17.
2. The father-in-law of Moses, Zipporah’s father (Exo 2:18). (See HOBAB.)
3. Num 2:14. DEUEL in Num 1:14; Num 7:42.
4. 1Ch 9:8.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Reuel
REUEL.1. A son of Esau (Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17, 1Ch 1:35; 1Ch 1:37). 2. Exo 2:18, Num 10:29 (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in the latter Raguel). See Hobab and Jethro. 3. The father of Eliasaph (Num 2:14; called [probably by mistaking r for d] Deuel in Num 1:14; Num 7:42; Num 7:47; Num 10:20). 4. A Benjamite (1Ch 9:8).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Reuel
Son of Esau, (Gen 36:4) The name is from Reuah, friend-and El, God.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Reuel
rooel (, reu’el, God is his friend; the Septuagint , Rhagouel):
(1) In the genealogical system Reuel is both a son of Esau by Basemath (Gen 36:4, Gen 36:10, Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17; 1Ch 1:35, 1Ch 1:37) and the father of the father-in-law of Moses, Hobab (Num 10:29). In the account of the marriage of Zipporah to Moses (Exo 2:16-21) Jethro seems to be called Reuel (compare HOBAB). The various names of Jethro perplexed the Talmudists, too; some held that his real name was Hobab, and that Reuel was his father. Reuel is probably a clan name (Gray, Nu, ICC), and Hobab is a member of the clan (son) of Reuel (Num 10:29, the King James Version reads Raguel).
(2) The father of Eliasaph, the prince of Gad (Num 2:14), called (by some copyist’s mistake) Deuel in Num 1:14; Num 7:42, Num 7:47; Num 10:20. The Septuagint has uniformly Rhagouel.
(3) A Benjamite (1Ch 9:8).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Reuel
[Reu’el]
1. Son of Esau by his wife Bashemath. Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Ch 1:35; 1Ch 1:37.
2. Priest of Midian and father or grandfather of Zipporah, Moses’ wife. Exo 2:18. Called RAGUEL in Num 10:29. See JETHRO.
3. Father of Eliasaph, the captain or prince of Gad. Num 2:14. Called DEUEL in Num 1:14, etc.
4. Son of Ibnijah, a Benjamite. 1Ch 9:8.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Reuel
H7467
1. Son of Esau
Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Ch 1:35; 1Ch 1:37
2. Father-in-law of Moses, called Jethro, and Raguel
– General references
Exo 2:18 Jethro
3. Father of Eliasaph
Num 2:14
– Called Deuel
Num 1:14; Num 7:42; Num 7:47; Num 10:20
4. A Benjamite
1Ch 9:8
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Reuel
Re-u’el. (friend of God).
1. One of the sons of Esau, by his wife Bashemath, sister of Ishmael. Gen 36:4; Gen 36:10; Gen 36:13; Gen 36:17; 1Ch 1:36-37. (B.C. about 1790).
2. One of the names of Moses’ father-in-law. Exo 2:18. (B.C. 1530).
3. Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad, at the time of the census at Sinai. Num 2:14. (B.C. 1490).
4. A Benjamite, ancestor of Elah. 1Ch 9:8.