Reuel or Raguel (;

Edomite Edom (; Edomite language, Edomite: ; he, Wiktionary:אדום, אֱדוֹם , lit.: "red"; Akkadian language, Akkadian: , ; Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian: ) was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan (region), Transjordan, located between ...

: 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: * Moses' father-in-law, also named as Jethro and Hobab ( Exodus ;

Numbers A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The original examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth. Numbers can be represented in language with number words. More universally, individual numbers can ...

). * A son of

Esau Esau ''Ēsaû''; la, Hesau, Esau; ar, عِيسَوْ ''‘Īsaw''; meaning "hairy"Easton, M. ''Illustrated Bible Dictionary'', (, , 2006, p. 236 or "rough".Mandel, D. ''The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible'', (.), 2007, p. 175 is the elder son o ...

. Father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah ( Genesis ;

1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third sect ...

) * A Gadite (

), called also Deuel () (; ); the father of the Gadite prince Eliasaph. * A Benjamite. (

) * Father-in-law of

Tobias Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible ...

( Tobit )

Other people

First name

* Reuel Abraham (born 1924), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert *

Reuel Denney Reuel Denney (April 13, 1913 in New York City – May 1, 1995 in Honolulu) was an American poet and academic. Life Denney grew up in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932. He taught at the University of Chicago. He was p ...

(1913–1995), American poet and academic *

Reuel Marc Gerecht Reuel Marc Gerecht is an American writer and political analyst focused on the Middle East. He is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focusing primarily on the Middle East, Islamic militancy, counterterrorism, and intell ...

, American writer and political analyst focused on the Middle East *

Reuel Colt Gridley Reuel Colt Gridley (January 23, 1829 – November 24, 1870) was an American storekeeper who gained nationwide attention in 1864, when he repeatedly auctioned a plain sack of flour and raised over for the United States Sanitary Commission, which ...

(1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser * Reuel Lochore (1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar * Reuel Williams (1783–1862), U.S. Senator from Maine

Middle name

Jairus Reuel Aquino Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino (, born April 1, 1999) is a Filipino actor best known for his roles in ''Super Inggo'', ''Kung Fu Kids'' and ''Luv U''. He appeared in several television advertisements before his first television appearance as an ...

(born 1999), Filipino actor *

James Reuel Smith James Reuel Smith (1852–1935) was an American photographer and amateur historian who worked in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was known for his documentary photographs of historical springs and wells in New York City before ...

(1852–1935), American photographer and amateur historian. *

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

(1892–1973), English writer *

Christopher John Reuel Tolkien Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English academic editor, becoming a French citizen in later life. The son of author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien edited much of his father ...

(1924–2020), son and literary executor of J. R. R. Tolkien *

Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien (born 12 January 1959) is a British novelist and former barrister. He is the grandson of J. R. R. Tolkien, and the eldest child of Christopher Tolkien. Biography Simon was born in Oxford on 12 January 1959, the only ...

(born 1959), writer and grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien

Last name

* Sophas, son of Raguel (1st century), 'of royal lineage', executed during the Jewish Revolt by John, son of DorcasSusie Helme, The Lost Wisdom of the Magi, (The Conrad Press, 2020), p. 260.

Landmark houses

Capt. Reuel and Lucy Merrill House The Captain Reuel and Lucy Merrill House is a historic house at 66 Winn Road in Cumberland Center, Maine. Built in 1835, it is a well-preserved example of a connected New England farmstead with Greek Revival style. It was listed on the National ...

, Cumberland Center, Maine * Reuel E. Smith House, Skaneateles, New York

Other

Raguel (angel) Raguel (Greek: Ῥαγουὴλ '; Hebrew: רְעוּאֵל ''Rəʿūʾēl,'' Tiberian: ''Rŭʿūʾēl'') also known as Raguil, Raquel, Rakul and Reuel, is an angel mainly of the Judaic traditions. He is considered the Angel of Justice. His na ...

– one of the seven

archangels Archangels () are the second lowest rank of angel in the hierarchy of angels. The word ''archangel'' itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions, but beings that are very similar to archangels are found in a number of other relig ...

in the rabbinic tradition and the

Kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "receiver"). The defin ...

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