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Reuben and Reuel
So I'm reading the bible and find these names. Reuben is "look, a son" or "behold, a son", and Reuel is "friend of God". They're both Hebrew, both masculine. The "-ben" of Reuben is "son" (like BENjamin, "son of the right hand", also in Hebrew), so that leaves the "Reu-" to be "look" or "behold".But in Reuel, "friend of God"......well, the "-el" of Reuel means "God", but here the same "Reu-" prefix means "friend"?And they're both Hebrew. Does "Reu" mean "friend", or "look/behold"? Or how many meanings does it even have? I'm confused anyway. Any ideas?
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Reuben and Reuel  ·  A.J.  ·  3/30/2005, 3:39 PM
Re: Reuben and Reuel  ·  Reyzy  ·  4/7/2005, 5:27 PM
Re: Reuben and Reuel  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  4/4/2005, 9:49 AM
Re: Reuben and Reuel  ·  Miss Claire  ·  4/1/2005, 7:14 PM
Re: Reuben and Reuel  ·  A.J.  ·  4/2/2005, 12:06 PM