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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Bethuel
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Baal Baal Peor Baal Zebub Babel/ Babylon Balaam Balak Barak Basemath Bathsheba Bathshua Beelzebub Beer lahai roi Beersheba Ben/Benjamin Ben-oni Beor Bera Bethel Bethlehem Bethuel Bezalel Bileam Bilhah Birsha Boaz Buz |
Bethuel
There are two Bethuels mentioned in Scriptures. One is a town in Simeon (1 Chr 4:30). The other Bethuel is a son of Nahor and Milcah, and the father of Laban and Rebekah. |
(mat 1263), meaning man, and 
El (93a) meaning God: Man Of God. But the name starts with bat, not with mat, so this explanation seems uncalled for. There are two words 
(bat: 254b, 298a). The first one means daughter (254b), the second one indicates a measure of volume equal to about 22 liters (298a).
(btl 295a) meaning `virgin' or `being kept separate,' rendering `Virgin Of God.'
(bayit 241), meaning house, and reads `Abode Of God,' but that is a very far fetch, and it makes no distinction between this name and
(waw 519) which usually indicates a constructive connection between the two; with. Perhaps the name is supposed to mean Daughter With God, which would be a rather curious name for a man. However, Bethuel was the father of Rebeka who was a key-element in bringing forth
