Reuel or Raguel (; 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: *

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

' father-in-law, also named as

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin ...

and Hobab ( Exodus ; Numbers ). * A son of Esau. Father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...

;

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 According to the Bible, the Tribe of Gad () was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel who, after the Exodus from Egypt, settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. It is one of the ten lost tribes.Tribe still originated from the original Hebre ...

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

Benjamite According to the Torah, the Tribe of Benjamin () was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The tribe was descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of the patriarch Jacob (later given the name Israel) and his wife Rachel. In the Samaritan Pentateuc ...

. (

) * Father-in-law of Tobias ( Tobit )

Other people

First name

Reuel Abraham Reuel Abraham (born 1924), born Karl Heinz Schneider, is a former Hitler Youth member and Luftwaffe pilot during World War II reported to be the first former Nazi to convert to Judaism. World War II In 1942 Schneider joined the Luftwaffe servin ...

(born 1924), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert * Reuel Denney (1913–1995), American poet and academic * Reuel Marc Gerecht, American writer and political analyst focused on the Middle East * Reuel Colt Gridley (1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser *

Reuel Lochore Reuel Anson Lochore (1903 – 1991) was a New Zealand public servant, diplomat, scholar, and philologist. Biography Lochore was the son of a Methodist minister and a teacher of the deaf. He studied English, French, Latin, philosophy and psycholog ...

(1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar *

Reuel Williams Reuel Williams (June 2, 1783July 25, 1862) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Senator from Maine from 1837 to 1843. Early life and career Born in Hallowell, Maine to Seth Williams and Zilpha Ingraham, he attende ...

(1783–1862), U.S. Senator from Maine

Middle name

* Jairus Reuel Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor * James Reuel Smith (1852–1935), American photographer and amateur historian. * John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (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 (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 The Reuel E. Smith House (also known as The Cove, The Gingerbread House, or Cobweb Cottage) located at 28 West Lake Street in Skaneateles, New York is a picturesque house designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, and later modified by Archimedes Ru ...

, Skaneateles, New York

Other

* Raguel (angel) – one of the seven archangels in the rabbinic tradition and the Kabbalah

References

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