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Reuel

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: R By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Esau by his wife Bashemath (Gen. 36:4,10,13,17⁴And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; (Genesis 36:4)
¹⁰These 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 36:10)
¹³And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (Genesis 36:13)
¹⁷And 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. (Genesis 36:17); 1 Chron. 1:35,37³⁵The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. (1 Chronicles 1:35)
³⁷The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. (1 Chronicles 1:37)).

2. Priest of Midian and father or grandfather of Zipporah, Moses’ wife (Ex. 2:18¹⁸And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? (Exodus 2:18)). Called RAGUEL in Numbers 10:29²⁹And 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. (Numbers 10:29). See JETHRO.

3. Father of Eliasaph, the captain or prince of Gad (Num. 2:14¹⁴Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. (Numbers 2:14)). Called DEUEL in Numbers 1:14¹⁴Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. (Numbers 1:14).

4. Son of Ibnijah, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:8⁸And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; (1 Chronicles 9:8)).

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