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Raguel

רְעוּאֵל/RAG-yoo-el/

“Friend of God”

Summary

Raguel, also known as Reuel and Jethro, was the Midianite priest who became Moses's father-in-law.

☩Identity

Raguel is an alternate form of the name Reuel, meaning 'friend of God.' He was a prince-priest of Midian and the father of Zipporah, Moses's wife, and of Hobab. The same individual appears to be called Jethro in Exodus 3:1 and elsewhere. Some scholars suggest that one name was personal and the other an official title, with 'Jethro' meaning 'pre-eminent' and 'Raguel/Reuel' meaning 'friend of God.' Josephus held that Jethro was an epithet applied to Raguel.

Key verses:Numbers 10:29Exodus 2:18Exodus 3:1

Related Verses1 mention

Numbers· 1 verse

10:29

See Also

Jan van Bronchorst - Jethro advising Moses - Google Art Project
Jethro

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Raguel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Raguel (1)," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Raguel," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).