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Reuel (Generation 23 • Child of Esau ( Edom )): Reuel is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau (Edom). ( Genesis 36:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 ) It is closely linked with Esau (Edom) (Generation 22 • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ).

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Reuel (Generation 23 • Child of Esau ( Edom )): Reuel is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau (Edom). ( Genesis 36:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 ) (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 2 , Numbers 2 ) Esau (Edom) (Generation 22 • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ). (mentioned in Genesis 25 , Genesis 26 , Genesis 27 ) Reu (Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg ): Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Serug (Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu): Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line, child of Reu, parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 , Luke 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Penuel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 32:31 , Judg 8:8 , Judg 8:9 , Judg 8:17 , 1 Kgs 12:25 (identified with Peniel ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 1:37 : "The sons of Reuel ; Nahath , Zerah , Shammah, and Mizzah."; Genesis 36:4 : "And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ; and Bashemath bare Reuel ;"; 1 Chronicles 1:35 : "The sons of Esau ; Eliphaz , Reuel, and Jeush , and Jaalam, and Korah .". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 36 ( Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)), Exodus 2 ( Exodus • Chapter 2 (25 verses)), 1 Chronicles 1 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 1 (54 verses)).

Topics, People & Places (36)

Reuel

99% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Esau (Edom)

Reuel is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau ( Edom ). ( Genesis 36:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 )

Esau (Edom)

99% Gen 22

Generation 22 • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ).

Genesis 36

99% Chapter

Genesis • Chapter 36 (43 verses)

Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter, sister of Nebaioth . Mentions: Esau (Edom), Canaan , Ishmael , Eliphaz , Reuel , Esau, Edom, Elon , Nebaioth .

Exodus 2

99% Chapter

Exodus • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And there went a man of the house of Levi , and took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and da... Mentions: Levi, Moses , Midian , Reuel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Egypt .

1 Chronicles 1

99% Chapter

1 Chronicles • Chapter 1 (54 verses)

Adam , Seth , Enosh , Kenan , Mahalaleel, Jared , Enoch , Methuselah , Lamech , Mentions: Adam , Seth , Enosh , Kenan , Jared , Ham 2 , Gomer , Magog , Javan .

1 Chronicles 9

99% Chapter

1 Chronicles • Chapter 9 (44 verses)

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah , who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the p... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Benjamin , Ephraim , Manasseh , Babylon , Jerusalem , Immer , Gibeon .

Numbers 2

99% Chapter

Numbers • Chapter 2 (34 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron , saying, Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. And on the east side toward the rising of the sun... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Nahshon , Ephraim , Dan .

Numbers 10

98% Chapter

Numbers • Chapter 10 (36 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble them... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Judah , Nahshon , Sinai , Paran , Ephraim , Dan .

Reu

98% Messianic Line

Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg

Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 )

Serug

94% Messianic Line

Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu

Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line , child of Reu , parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 )

Peleg

86% Messianic Line

Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Reuben

82% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Reuben is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:32 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 1 Chronicles 5:1 )

Ner (or Abiel)

82% Gen 28

Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )Ner may have been given the name 'Abiel' (Father of G-d) in 1 Samuel 9:2 because he was the Leverite father of Kish 's (his elder brother) son whom he named Kish .

Perez

80% Messianic Line

Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Bethuel

79% Gen 21

Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Bethuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor , parent of Rebekah , Laban . ( Genesis 22:22 )

Shealtiel

75% Messianic Line

Generation 52 • Messianic Line • Child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah)

Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 52 of the Messianic Line , child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), parent of Zerubbabel . ( 1 Chronicles 3:17 , Matthew 1:12 )

Jeiel

75% Gen 27

Generation 27 • Child of Zeror

Jeiel is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Zeror , parent of Abdon , Zur , Kish , Baal , Ner (or Abiel ). ( 1 Samuel 9:1 )

Shebuel

75% Gen 28

Generation 28 • Child of Gershom

Shebuel is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Gershom . ( 1 Chronicles 26:25 )

Shealtiel

74% Messianic Line

Generation 54 • Messianic Line • Child of Neri

Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 54 of the Messianic Line , child of Neri , parent of Zerubbabel . ( Luke 3:27 )

Shem

74% Messianic Line

Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Joel

74% Old Testament

Old Testament • 3 Chapters

Joel (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Joel, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jehoshaphat , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Zion , Eden , Jerusalem , Tyre , Philistia , Shittim . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel...."

Zur

73% Gen 28

Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Zur is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )

Jacob/Israel

73% Messianic Line

Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

Nahor

70% Messianic Line

Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )

Zerubbabel

70% Messianic Line

Generation 55 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel

Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 55 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Rhesa . ( Luke 3:27 )

Abram/Abraham

70% Messianic Line

Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Obed

70% Messianic Line

Generation 31 • Messianic Line • Child of Boaz

Obed is a biblical figure in Generation 31 of the Messianic Line , child of Boaz , parent of Jesse . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:12 )

Eber (or Heber)

69% Messianic Line

Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Judah

69% Messianic Line

Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel

Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Jephunneh

69% Gen 25

Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Kemuel

69% Gen 21

Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Kemuel is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor . ( Genesis 22:21 )

Neri

69% Messianic Line

Generation 53 • Messianic Line • Child of Melchi

Neri is a biblical figure in Generation 53 of the Messianic Line , child of Melchi , parent of Shealtiel . ( Luke 3:27 )

Caleb

68% Gen 26

Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Penuel

68% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Peniel • 32.184°N, 35.703°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 32:31 , Judg 8:8 , Judg 8:9 , Judg 8:17 , 1 Kgs 12:25 (identified with Peniel ).

Baal

68% Gen 28

Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Baal is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )

Ruth

68% Old Testament

Old Testament • 4 Chapters

Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Chronicles 1:37 (KJV)

1 Chronicles 1 KJV

The sons of Reuel ; Nahath , Zerah , Shammah, and Mizzah.

Genesis 36:4 (KJV)

Genesis 36 KJV

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ; and Bashemath bare Reuel ;

1 Chronicles 1:35 (KJV)

1 Chronicles 1 KJV

The sons of Esau ; Eliphaz , Reuel , and Jeush , and Jaalam, and Korah .

Genesis 36:17 (KJV)

Genesis 36 KJV

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau 's son; duke Nahath , duke Zerah , duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom ; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

Numbers 2:14 (KJV)

KJV

Then the tribe of Gad : and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel .

Exodus 2:18 (KJV)

Exodus 2 KJV

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

Genesis 36:13 (KJV)

Genesis 36 KJV

And these are the sons of Reuel ; Nahath , and Zerah , Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau 's wife.

Genesis 36:10 (KJV)

Genesis 36 KJV

These are the names of Esau 's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau , Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

1 Chronicles 9:8 (KJV)

1 Chronicles 9 KJV

And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham , and Elah the son of Uzzi , the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel , the son of Ibnijah;

Numbers 10:29 (KJV)

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And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses ' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel .

Genesis 11:21 (KJV)

KJV

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:18 (KJV)

KJV

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu :

Genesis 11:20 (KJV)

KJV

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug :

2 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)

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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

AP.2ES 4:1 (KJV)

KJV

And the angel that was sent to me, whose name was Uriel , gave me an answer,

1 Chronicles 1:25 (KJV)

1 Chronicles 1 KJV

Eber , Peleg , Reu ,

Joel 1:1 (KJV)

KJV

The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

Acts 28:13 (KJV)

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And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium : and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli :

AP.2ES 10:28 (KJV)

KJV

Where is Uriel the angel, who came to me at the first? for he has caused me to fall into this great trance, and mine end is turned into corruption, and my prayer to rebuke.

2 Samuel 2:20 (KJV)

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Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

Genesis 37:21 (KJV)

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And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Genesis 11:19 (KJV)

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And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

1 Samuel 8:2 (KJV)

KJV

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel ; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.

Daniel 14:2 (KJV)

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Now there was an idol with the Babylonians named Bel. And each day there was expended on him twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Scripture Passages (24)

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