Bethuel

B3E1T1H4U1E1L1

proper noun

The father of Rebekah and Laban; nephew of Abraham

OriginHebrew בְּתוּאֵל →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The father of Rebekah and Laban; nephew of Abraham

    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 25:20
  2. rareA male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבְּתוּאֵל
  2. EnglishBethuel

From Hebrew בְּתוּאֵל (Be-tuw-él).

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Translations

Hebrew בְּתוּאֵל
  • בְּתוּאֵלfather of Rebekah
Latin Bathūēl
  • Bathūēlfather of Rebekah
Cite this entry
APA

Bethuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethuel

MLA

“Bethuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethuel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bethuel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethuel.

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