People — R
Biblical names starting with the letter R — click any entry to open its page when available.
11 names
Raamah
Son of Cush · Father of Sheba and Dedan
Genesis 10Hamite lineRachel
Laban's younger daughter; Jacob recalls her death and burial near Ephrath when blessing Joseph's sons in Genesis 48
Genesis 29-35, 44, 48Patriarchal familyRebekah
Isaac's wife; Genesis 49 recalls that she was buried with Isaac at Machpelah
Genesis 22, 24-27, 35, 49Patriarchal familyRephaim
People defeated in Genesis 14 and named in covenant boundaries
Genesis 14-15People groupReu
Son of Peleg · Ancestor in Shem's line
Genesis 11GenealogyReuben
Jacob's firstborn who loses primacy in Genesis 49 for defiling his father's couch
Genesis 29-30, 35, 37, 46, 49Patriarchal familyReuel
Biblical figure · Scripture
HebrewBibleReuel-Midian
Priest of Midian also called Jethro; Moses' father-in-law who gives him Zipporah
Exodus 2-3, 18MidianitePriestReumah
Concubine of Nahor and mother of four sons
Genesis 22Family lineRiphath
Son of Gomer
Genesis 10Japheth lineRosh
Rosh is a son of Benjamin listed among Jacob's descendants who arrive in Egypt in Genesis 46.
Genesis 46Patriarchal family