Difference between revisions of "Reuel"

<p> 1. Son of Esau by his wife Bashemath. &nbsp;Genesis 36:4,10,13,17; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:35,37 . </p> <p> 2. [[Priest]] of [[Midian]] and father or grandfather of Zipporah, Moses' wife. &nbsp; Exodus 2:18 . Called RAGUEL in &nbsp;Numbers 10:29 . See [[Jethro]] </p> <p> 3. Father of Eliasaph, the captain or prince of Gad. &nbsp; Numbers 2:14 . Called DEUEL in &nbsp;Numbers 1:14 , etc. </p> <p> 4. Son of Ibnijah, a Benjamite. &nbsp; 1 Chronicles 9:8 . </p>

<li> &nbsp;Numbers 2:14 , called also Deuel (1:14; 7:42). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton [[M.A., DD]]  Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Reuel'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/r/reuel.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> (Heb. Reiel', '''''רְעוּאֵל''''' '', Friend Of God;'' Sept. '''''῾Ραγουήλ''''' ; A.V. [[Raguel]] [&nbsp;Numbers 10:29]), the name of three or four men. </p> <p> '''1.''' A son of Esau by [[Bashemath]] (&nbsp;Genesis 36:4; &nbsp;Genesis 36:10; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:35; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:37); his four sons (&nbsp;Genesis 36:13) were princes, i.e. chiefs of the [[Edomites]] (&nbsp;Genesis 36:17). B.C. post 1963. (See Esau). </p> <p> '''2.''' A Midianitish priest and nomadic herdsman in the wilderness, to whom Moses fled from Egypt, and whose daughter [[Zipporah]] he married (&nbsp;Exodus 2:16 sq.); but in &nbsp;Exodus 3:1; &nbsp;Exodus 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: </p> <p> '''(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). </p> <p> '''(2.)''' Aben-Ezra, followed by Rosenmiiller, understands by [[Father]] in &nbsp;Exodus 2:18, ''Grandfather.'' </p> <p> '''(3.)''' Ewald ( ''Isr. Gesch.'' ii, 14) thinks "Jethro son of" has fallen out of the text before Reuel in Exodus ii, 18. </p> <p> '''(4.)''' Ranke ( ''Pentat.'' ii, 8) understands the word ''Chothen','' '''''חֹתֵו''''' , rendered father-in-law, to mean brother-in-law, and compares the ambiguous use of the Greek '''''Γαμβρός''''' ''.'' We must then suppose that Jethro had succeeded to the priesthood and flocks of his deceased father (&nbsp;Exodus 3:1). </p> <p> '''(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 &nbsp;Exodus 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 (&nbsp;Exodus 2:18), since Reuel was the father of the house until Jethro acquired independence. (See Hobab); (See Raguel). </p> <p> '''3.''' Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of [[Gad]] at the time of the census at [[Sinai]] (&nbsp;Numbers 2:14). In the parallel passages (&nbsp;Numbers 1:14; &nbsp;Numbers 7:42; &nbsp;Numbers 7:47; &nbsp;Numbers 10:20) the name is given DEUEL (See Deuel) (q.v.). </p> <p> '''4.''' Son of Ibnijah, father of [[Shephatiah]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 9:8), of the tribe of Benjamin. B.C. ante 1618. </p>

<p> ''''' rōō´el ''''' ( רעוּאל , <i> ''''' re‛ū'ēl ''''' </i> , "God is his friend"; the [[Septuagint]] Ῥαγουήλ , <i> ''''' Rhagouḗl ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) In the genealogical system Reuel is both a son of Esau by [[Basemath]] (&nbsp;Genesis 36:4 , &nbsp;Genesis 36:10 , &nbsp;Genesis 36:13 , &nbsp;Genesis 36:17; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:35 , &nbsp;1 Chronicles 1:37 ) and the father of the father-in-law of Moses, Hobab (&nbsp;Numbers 10:29 ). In the account of the marriage of Zipporah to Moses (&nbsp;Exodus 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," <i> ICC </i> ), and Hobab is a member of the clan ("son") of Reuel (&nbsp;Numbers 10:29 , the King James Version reads "Raguel"). </p> <p> (2) The father of Eliasaph, the prince of Gad (&nbsp;Numbers 2:14 ), called (by some copyist's mistake) "Deuel" in &nbsp;Numbers 1:14; &nbsp;Numbers 7:42 , &nbsp;Numbers 7:47; &nbsp;Numbers 10:20 . The Septuagint has uniformly <i> ''''' Rhagouēl ''''' </i> . </p> <p> (3) A B enjamite (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 9:8 ). </p>