reuel · Reuel

What it means

reuel (רְעוּאֵל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Reuel”.

The name of a son of Esau and Basemath, of Moses' father-in-law (also called Jethro), and of others. It means "friend of God".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×5
• Exodus×1
• Numbers×2
• 1 Chronicles×3

• Genesis 36:4

  Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel;

• Genesis 36:10

  These are the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

• Genesis 36:13

  These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

• Genesis 36:17

  These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: the chieftain Nahath, the chieftain Zerah, the chieftain Shammah, the chieftain Mizzah. These are the chieftains of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

• Exodus 2:18

  When they came to Reuel their father, he said, “Why have you come so quickly today?”

• Numbers 2:14

  And the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the sons of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel,

• Numbers 10:29

  And Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which YHWH said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do you good, for YHWH has spoken good concerning Israel.”

• 1 Chronicles 1:35

  The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

• 1 Chronicles 1:37

  The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

• 1 Chronicles 9:8

  and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

And 1 more times.