Reuel or Raguel (; ), 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:
- A son of Esau by Mahalath, father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah (; )
- Moses' father-in-law, also named as Jethro and Hobab (, ; ).
- A Gadite (), called also Deuel () (; ); the father of the Gadite prince Eliasaph
- A Benjamite ()
- Father-in-law of Tobias ()
Other people
First name
- Reuel Abraham (1924–1995), Nazi Luftwaffe pilot and Jewish convert
- Reuel Denney (1913–1995), American poet and academic
- Reuel Marc Gerecht, American writer and political analyst
- Reuel Colt Gridley (1829–1870), American storekeeper and Civil War fundraiser
- Reuel Lochore (1903–1991), New Zealand public servant and scholar
- Reuel Emanuel "Raz" Mesinai (born 1973), American record producer and composer
- Reuel Williams (1783–1862), American politician from Maine
Middle name
- Jairus Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
- James Reuel Smith (1852–1935), American photographer and amateur historian.
- John Ronald Reuel 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
Patronymic
- (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