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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Reuel. Every Reuel in the Bible

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    Reuel

    רְעוּאֵל

    Reuel was a son of Esau and Basemath, and he became a chief in the land of Edom.

    verses
    6
    first named
    Genesis 36:4
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:37
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Edom

    Description

    Who was Reuel?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Reuel was one of the sons of Esau, Jacob's brother, and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael (Gen.36.4, 10, 13, 17; 1Ch.1.35, 37). He was born in Canaan before Esau moved his family to the hill country of Seir, which later became known as Edom (Gen.36.8-9). Reuel became one of the chiefs of Edom, indicating that he held a position of authority and influence among the Edomites (Gen.36.17; 1Ch.1.37). His sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (Gen.36.13, 17; 1Ch.1.37). The Edomites, descendants of Esau, lived in the region south of the Dead Sea and were often in conflict with the Israelites throughout their history. The mention of Reuel and his descendants in the genealogies of Esau demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to make Esau into a nation (Gen.25.23) and provides insight into the early history and leadership of the Edomites.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Reuel10 of 12 entities the graph connects to Reuel, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.EsauChild of · 84 versesEliphazSibling of · 8 versesMahalathChild of · 1 event · 6 versesJalamSibling of · 4 versesJeushSibling of · 4 versesKorahSibling of · 4 versesMizzahFather of · 1 event · 3 versesNahathFather of · 1 event · 3 versesKinshipEdom1 event · 100 versesChief1 event · 18 versesEventsReuel

    The 10 best-attested of 12 are drawn. All 12 are listed below.

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    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Reuel happensThe one place the claims about Reuel reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Edom. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Reuel there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Edom
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Reuel reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 2 books. The name is written 7 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      36:436:1036:1336:17

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      1:351:37

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Esau and Jalam, and 2 moreOholibamahWife of Esauvia Esau and Jalam, and 2 moreOholibamah’s birthOholibamah’s birth is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Esau and MahalathEsau’s wife taking of Adah and OholibamahEsau’s wife taking of Adah and Oholibamah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Eliphaz and EsauAdahHittite wife of Esau; mother of Eliphazvia MahalathAdbeelSon of Ishmael, grandson of Abrahamvia MahalathDumahSon of Ishmael and grandson of Abrahamvia MahalathHadadA son of Ishmael, Abraham's son.via MahalathIshmaelSon of Abraham and Hagar; father of Arab tribes.via MahalathJeturSon of Ishmael

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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