Bethuel
be.tu.el designates a man identified in Genesis through his family connections and his answer with Laban.
The attested use is a personal name for a man located within the family notices of Genesis: he is named in a lineage, identified as Rebekah's father, and named alongside Laban in a response.
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Personal name in family and narrative notices · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Genesis 22:23 the APB renders Bethuel as begetting Rebekah; Genesis 24:24 identifies Rebekah as his daughter, while Genesis 24:50 names him with Laban as answering about the matter.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the name as “Bethuel,” in lineage statements, family descriptions, and the response with Laban. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than supply a separate lexical definition.