Reuel
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Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reuel canonical | 5 |
| Reuel the Midianite | 1 |
| Reu’el | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2707892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reuel Context triple: [Jethro, otherNames, Reuel]
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A.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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B.
Nethanel
Nethanel is a biblical figure mentioned as one of the sons in Jesse’s family line, associated with the ancestry of King David.
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C.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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E.
Akiva
Akiva is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "protect" or "shelter," and is notably borne by figures such as the ancient Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva and screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reuel Target entity description: Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
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A.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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B.
Nethanel
Nethanel is a biblical figure mentioned as one of the sons in Jesse’s family line, associated with the ancestry of King David.
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C.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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E.
Akiva
Akiva is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "protect" or "shelter," and is notably borne by figures such as the ancient Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva and screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedWith | land of Midian ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Moses’ marriage to Zipporah
ⓘ
linked to:
Zipporah
Moses’ stay in Midian ⓘ |
| category |
Book of Exodus people
ⓘ
Midianites in the Bible ⓘ Priests in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| describedAs | priest of Midian ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Midianites
ⓘ
linked to:
Midianite
|
| fatherInLawOf | Moses ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Jethro (according to some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jethro
Zipporah ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Zipporah ⓘ |
| hasDaughters | seven daughters (according to Exodus 2) ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Raguel
ⓘ
Reuel the Midianite ⓘ
linked to:
Reuel
Reu’el ⓘ
linked to:
Reuel
|
| hasRelationshipDiscussion | scholarly debate on identity with Jethro ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Jethro ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
God is friend
ⓘ
friend of God ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Exodus 2:18 ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| occupation | priest ⓘ |
| relative |
Moses
ⓘ
Zipporah ⓘ |
| religion | Midianite religion ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
father of the woman who became Moses’ wife
ⓘ
host of Moses in Midian ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam (often identified with Shuayb or Jethro) ⓘ
linked to:
Islam
Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reuel Description of subject: Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.