Reuel

Reuel or Raguel (רְעוּאֵל;  ), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically "El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock)  is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and religious figures.

Biblical figures
Biblical persons with this name are:
 * Moses' father-in-law, also named as Jethro and Hobab (Exodus ; Numbers ).
 * A son of Esau. Father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (Genesis ; 1 Chronicles )
 * A Gadite (Numbers ), called also Deuel ; the father of the Gadite prince Eliasaph.
 * A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles )
 * Father-in-law of Tobias (Tobit )

First name

 * Reuel Abraham (born 1924), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert
 * Reuel Denney (1913–1995), American poet and academic
 * Reuel Marc Gerecht, American writer and political analyst focused on the Middle East
 * Reuel Colt Gridley (1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser
 * Reuel Lochore (1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar
 * Reuel Williams (1783–1862), U.S. Senator from Maine

Middle name

 * Jairus Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
 * James Reuel Smith (1852–1935), American photographer and amateur historian.
 * J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), English writer
 * Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020), son and literary executor of J. R. R. Tolkien
 * Simon Tolkien (born 1959), writer and grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien

Last name

 * Sophas, son of Raguel (1st century), 'of royal lineage', executed during the Jewish Revolt by John, son of Dorcas

Landmark houses

 * Capt. Reuel and Lucy Merrill House, Cumberland Center, Maine
 * Reuel E. Smith House, Skaneateles, New York

Other

 * Raguel (angel) – one of the seven archangels in the rabbinic tradition and the Kabbalah