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Reuel

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Re-u'el. (friend of God).

1. One of the sons of Esau, by his wife Bashemath, sister of Ishmael. Genesis 36:4; Genesis 36:10; Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:36-37. (B.C. about 1790).

2. One of the names of Moses' father-in-law. Exodus 2:18. (B.C. 1530).

3. Father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad, at the time of the census at Sinai. Numbers 2:14. (B.C. 1490).

4. A Benjamite, ancestor of Elah. 1 Chronicles 9:8.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Reuel'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​r/reuel.html. 1901.
 
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