Bible Figure
Deuel
father of Eliasaph (tribe of Gad)
Deuel was the father of Eliasaph, the tribal leader of Gad during Israel's wilderness journey.
Biography
Numbers repeatedly identifies Eliasaph son of Deuel as the leader of Gad. One passage has the variant spelling Reuel in some textual traditions. Deuel himself does not act or speak in the narrative, and Scripture supplies no further biographical information.
Biblical Significance
Deuel's significance is genealogical as the father identifying Gad's wilderness leader Eliasaph. No fuller biography is supported by the text.