- his name:
- "And it came to pass,¹ when Israelª dweltª° in that¹ land,ª that Reubenª went²°¹ and lay²° with¹¹ Bilhahª his father'sª concubine:ª and Israelª heardª° [it]. Now the sonsª of Jacobª were¹ twelve:ªª" {Gen 35:22} + "And Reubenª heardª° [it], and he deliveredª° him out of their hands;ª¹ and said,ª° Let us not¹ killª°² him. ... And Reubenª saidª° unto¹ them, Shedª° no¹ blood,ª [but] castª° him into¹ this¹ pitª that¹ [is] in the wilderness,ª and layª° no¹ handª upon him; that¹ he might ridª° him out of their hands,ª¹ to deliverª° him to¹ his fatherª again.²°" {Gen 37:21-22} + "And Reubenª returnedª° unto¹ the pit;ª and, behold,¹ Josephª [was] not¹ in the pit;ª and he rentª°¹ his clothes.ª" {Gen 37:29} + "And Reubenª answeredª° them, saying,ª° Spake¹ I²° not¹ unto¹ you, saying,ª° Do not¹ sinª° against the child;ª and ye would not¹ hear?ª° therefore, behold,¹ also¹ his bloodª is required.ª°" {Gen 42:22} + "And as oneª of them openedª°¹ his sackª to giveª° his assª provenderª in the inn,ª he espiedª°¹ his money;ª for, behold,¹ it¹ [was] in his sack'sª mouth.ª" {Gen 42:27} + "And these¹ [are] the namesª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which cameª° into Egypt,ª Jacobª and his sons:ª Reuben,ª Jacob'sª firstborn.ª ... And the sonsª of Reuben;ª Hanoch,ª and Phallu,ª and Hezron,ª and Carmi.ª" {Gen 46:8-9} + "Reuben,ª thou¹ [art] my firstborn,ª my might,ª and the beginningª of my strength,ª the excellencyª of dignity,ª and the excellencyª of power:ª ... Unstableª as water,ª thou shalt not¹ excel;ª° because¹ thou wentest upª° to thy father'sª bed;ª then¹ defiledst¹ thou²° [it]: he went upª° to my couch.ª" {Gen 49:3-4} + "Now the sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel,ª (for¹ he¹ [was] the firstborn;ª but, forasmuch as he defiledª° his father'sª bed,ª his birthrightª was givenª° unto the sonsª of Josephª the sonª of Israel:ª and the genealogy is not to be reckonedª°¹ after the birthright.ª" {1Ch 5:1}
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