(EHB-en ROO-el huhl)
Eben is the Hebrew word for “stone” and is the first part of the biblical place-name Eben-Ezer which means “stone of help”. Eben peaked in popularity in 1888 when it was the 534th most popular name in America. Here is a list of people named Eben . Eben is the Hebrew name for Peter if you translate the meaning instead of the sylables. Eben is also the name of an alien race from the planet Serpo in the Zeta Reticuli system. Allegedly.
Reuel is a Hebrew name meaning “friend of God”. It is also one of the R’s in J.R.R. Tolkien . He liked it so much he passed it on to every one of his four children. There are several people in the Bible , the apocrypha, and Hebrew tradition named Reuel; most notably Moses’ father in law who was also called Jethro. Reuel peaked in popularity as a first name in 1893 when it was the 1006th most popular name in America.