Exodus 2:18

“And when they came to Reuel their father, etc.] Or Ragouel, as the Septuagint; and so Artapanus f91 calls him. The Targum of Jonathan has it, their father’s father; and so Aben Ezra says he was; and is the sense of others, induced thereto by (<041029>Numbers 10:29), but it does not follow from thence: he said, how is it that you are come so soon today? it being not only sooner than they were wont to come, but perhaps their business was done in so short a time; that it was marvellous to him that it could be done in it, so quick a dispatch had Moses made, and they through his assistance; and especially it might be more strange, if it was usual, as it seems it was, to be molested by the…”

“Reuel - Or, as in Numbers 10:29, “Raguel.” The name means “friend of God.” It appears to have been not uncommon among Hebrews and Edomites; e. g. Genesis 36:4, Genesis 36:10. If Reuel be identified with Jethro, a point open to grave objection (see Exodus 3:1), then Reuel was his proper name, and Jether or Jethro, which means “excellency,” was his official designation. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Reul or Raguel (see Num 10:29,) seems to have been their grandfather and father of Hobab or Jethro, their immediate father. Exodus 2:22”

“2:18-20 The father of seven daughters was not about to leave a generous and courageous male—excellent husband material—unaccounted for! We see here the well-known hospitality (see also Gen 18:1-8) that characterizes the residents of this region to this day.”

“Exo 3:1, Exo 4:18, Exo 18:1-12, Jethro, or, Jether, Num 19:20, Raguel Exodus 2:19”