Reuel or Raguel ( Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל, romanized: Rəʿūʾēl; Edomite: 𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 rʿʾl [1]), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically " El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock) [2] [3] is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and religious figures.
Biblical persons with this name are:
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.
J names Moses' father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.
Reuel or Raguel ( Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל, romanized: Rəʿūʾēl; Edomite: 𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 rʿʾl [1]), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically " El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock) [2] [3] is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and religious figures.
Biblical persons with this name are:
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.
J names Moses' father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.