Reuel

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Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Reuel canonical 5
Reuel the Midianite 1
Reu’el 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
associatedWith land of Midian
associatedWithEvent Zipporah
surface form: Moses’ marriage to Zipporah

Moses’ stay in Midian
category Book of Exodus people
Midianites in the Bible
Priests in the Hebrew Bible
describedAs priest of Midian
ethnicGroup Midianite
surface form: Midianites
fatherInLawOf Moses
fatherOf Jethro
surface form: Jethro (according to some traditions)

Zipporah
hasDaughter Zipporah
hasDaughters seven daughters (according to Exodus 2)
hasNameVariant Raguel
Reuel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reuel the Midianite

Reuel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Reu’el
hasRelationshipDiscussion scholarly debate on identity with Jethro
identifiedWith Jethro
languageOfName Hebrew
meaningOfName God is friend
friend of God
mentionedIn Book of Exodus
Exodus 2:18
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
occupation priest
relative Moses
Zipporah
religion Midianite religion
scripturalRole father of the woman who became Moses’ wife
host of Moses in Midian
tradition Christianity
Islam
surface form: Islam (often identified with Shuayb or Jethro)

Judaism

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jethro otherNames Reuel
Esau fatherOf Reuel
Zipporah father Reuel
Reuel hasNameVariant Reuel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reu’el
Reuel hasNameVariant Reuel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reuel the Midianite
Genesis 36 mentions Reuel