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Bethuel — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּתוּאֵל

בְּתוּאֵל

Bᵉthûwʼêl · pronounced beth-oo-ale' · Strong's H1328 · a man and a place

Bethuel means destroyed of God.

Built from

בָּתָה bâthâh (the same as, H1326) — desolation open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

apparently from the same as H1326 and H410; destroyed of God; Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 22:22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bethuel

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 22:22Gen 22:23Gen 24:15Gen 24:24Gen 24:47Gen 24:50Gen 25:20Gen 28:2Gen 28:51Chr 4:30

Other people or places called Bethuel

Bethuel (H1329) — Bethul (i.e. Bethuel), a place in Palestine

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