Lexical Definition

‎רְעוּ‎ Rᵉʻûw (reh-oo') Reu ^N:N-M-P
for ‎רְעִי‎ in the sense of ‎רֵעַ‎; friend

Reu.

• § Reu = "friend"
• Reu, a postdiluvian patriarch

1) son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham

See Greek: Ῥαγαῦ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.18
• son of: Peleg (פֶּלֶג)
• father of: Serug (שְׂרוּג)
• Also named: Rhagau (Ῥαγαῦ "Reu" Ῥαγαῦ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רְעוּ‎ proper name, masculine (properly name of a god, Duval^{ZA vi.126} Mez^{Harrân 23,} compare Hom^{A. u. A. ii. 208}); — son of Peleg: Gen 11:18; Gen 11:19; Gen 11:20; Gen 11:21(P), 1Chr 1:25 Ραγαυ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Peleg • Son of Peleg, ancestor of Abraham

Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

Reu was the son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham, living to the age of 239 years.

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.18;
• referred to as Reu רְעוּ, or Reu (KJV= Ragau) Ῥαγαῦ;
• a son of Peleg פֶּלֶג;
• father of Serug שְׂרוּג.

Reu, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 11, 1 Chronicles 1, and Luke 3, was the son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham. He was born when Peleg was 30 years old (Genesis 11:18) and lived for a total of 239 years (Genesis 11:20-21). Reu fathered Serug at the age of 32 and lived an additional 207 years, having other sons and daughters (Genesis 11:19-21). He is listed as one of the descendants of Shem, the son of Noah, and is part of the lineage that traces from Adam to Abraham, and ultimately to Jesus Christ (Luke 3:35). The name Reu means "friend" or "associate" in Hebrew. His inclusion in the genealogies emphasizes the continuity of the godly line from which the Messiah would eventually come.

All entries for Reu: רְעוּ ☩ Ῥαγαῦ

Related Profiles:

• Peleg (father)
• Serug (child)