1 Chronicles 5:1

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Also, there were the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. For indeed, he was his firstborn, but when he had violated the bed of his father, his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and he was not reputed as firstborn.

Cross References

Genesis 25:23

And responding, he said, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be divided out of your womb, and one people will overcome the other people, and the elder will serve the younger."

Genesis 25:31

Jacob said to him, "Sell me your right of the firstborn."

Genesis 29:32

Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: "The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me."

Genesis 35:22

And when he was living in that region, Reuben went out, and he slept with Bilhah the concubine of his father, which was not such a small matter as to be hidden from him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 46:8

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.

Genesis 48:5

Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.

1 Chronicles 2:1

And the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 26:10

Now, from Hosah, that is, from the sons of Merari: Shimri the leader, for he had not had a firstborn son, and so, because of this, his father had appointed him as the leader,

Exodus 6:14

These are the leaders of the houses by their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Leviticus 18:8

You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's wife; for it is the nakedness of your father.

Leviticus 20:11

Whoever will have slept with his stepmother, or will have uncovered the shame of his father, they shall both die a death. So let their blood be upon them.

Numbers 1:5

the names of whom are these: of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

Numbers 16:1

Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben,

Numbers 26:5

Ruben, the firstborn of Israel; his son, Hanoch, from whom is the family of the Hanochites; and Pallu, from whom is the family of the Palluites;

1 Corinthians 5:1

Above all else, it is being said that there is fornication among you, even fornication of a such kind that is not among the Gentiles, so that someone would have the wife of his father.

Deuteronomy 21:17

Instead, he shall acknowledge the son of the hated wife as the firstborn, and he shall give to him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first among his children, and the rights of the firstborn are owed to him.

Deuteronomy 27:20

Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, and so exposes the covering of his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen.

Deuteronomy 33:17

His excellence is like that of a first-born bull. His horns are like the horns of a rhinoceros; he shall brandish these against the Gentiles, even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh."

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature.

Joshua 14:6

And so, the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb, the son of Jephone, the Kenizzite, spoke to him: "You know what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh-barnea, about me and you.