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Bethuel

Bethuel proper noun: the father of Rebekah and Laban; nephew of Abraham.

Proper noun

Bethuel

  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. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin of Bethuel

From Hebrew בְּתוּאֵל (Be-tuw-él).

Questions about Bethuel

What does Bethuel mean?
Bethuel means the father of Rebekah and Laban; nephew of Abraham.
What part of speech is Bethuel?
Bethuel is a proper noun.

Words near Bethuel in the dictionary

  1. bethrothal
  2. bethrow
  3. bethrust
  4. beths
  5. Bethsaida
  6. Bethuel
  7. bethumb
  8. bethumbed
  9. bethumbing
  10. bethumbs
  11. bethump

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