Reuel

Reuel or Raguel (Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל, romanized: Rəʿūʾēl; Edomite: 𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 rʿʾl), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically "El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock) is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and religious figures.

Biblical figures

Biblical persons with this name are:

A son of Esau and Mahalath, the father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (Genesis 36:4,10; 1 Chronicles 1:35)
Moses' father-in-law, also named as Jethro and Hobab (Judges 4:11, Exodus 2:18; Numbers 10:29).
A Gadite (Numbers 2:14), called also Deuel (Hebrew: דְּעוּאֵל, Modern: Dəʿūʾēl, Tiberian: Dŭʿūʾēl) (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 (1924–1995), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert
Reuel Denney (1913–1995), American poet and academic
Reuel Marc Gerecht, American writer and political analyst
Reuel Colt Gridley (1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser
Reuel Lochore (1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar
Reuel Emanuel "Raz" Mesinai (born 1973), American record producer and composer
Reuel Williams (1783–1862), American politician from Maine

Middle name

Jairus Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
James Reuel Smith (1852–1935), American photographer and amateur historian.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), English writer
Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020), son and literary executor of J. R. R. Tolkien
Simon Tolkien (born 1959), writer and grandson of J. R. R. Tolkien

Patronymic

Sophas, son of Raguel^[wd] (1st century), 'of royal lineage', executed during the Jewish Revolt by John, son of Dorcas

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

↑ Ahituv, Shmuel (2008). Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period. Carta. pp. 355–6. ISBN 978-965-220-708-1.
↑ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 7462. rā'ū". Retrieved 15 September 2022.
↑ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 410. el". Retrieved 15 September 2022.
↑ 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 (5 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-19-027605-8. Like the rest of the Pentateuch, Exodus contains contradictions and redundancies. For example, Moses' father-in-law is sometimes called Reuel and sometimes Jethro; and the mountain of revelation is Sinai in some passages and Horeb in others.
↑ Harris, Stephen (2007). Understanding The Bible (7 ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-07-296548-3. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via Internet Archive. J [Yahwist Source] names Moses' father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E [Elohist Source] knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.
↑ Josephus. The Jewish War. 4:3:3. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via Sefaria.

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[1] Ahituv, Shmuel (2008). Echoes from the Past: Hebrew and Cognate Inscriptions from the Biblical Period. Carta. pp. 355–6. ISBN 978-965-220-708-1.

[2] "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 7462. rā'ū". Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[3] "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 410. el". Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[4] 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 (5 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 81–83. ISBN 978-0-19-027605-8. Like the rest of the Pentateuch, Exodus contains contradictions and redundancies. For example, Moses' father-in-law is sometimes called Reuel and sometimes Jethro; and the mountain of revelation is Sinai in some passages and Horeb in others.

[Harris2010-5] Harris, Stephen (2007). Understanding The Bible (7 ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-07-296548-3. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via Internet Archive. J [Yahwist Source] names Moses' father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E [Elohist Source] knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.

[6] Josephus. The Jewish War. 4:3:3. Retrieved 28 April 2025 – via Sefaria.