Genesis 49:3

God's Word

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.

Cross References

Psalm 78:51

He slaughtered every firstborn in Egypt, the ones born in the tents of Ham when their fathers were young.

Deuteronomy 21:17

Instead, he must recognize the son of the wife he doesn’t love as the firstborn. He must give that son a double portion of whatever he owns. That son is the very first son he had. The rights of the firstborn son are his.

Psalm 105:36

He killed all the firstborn sons, the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here’s My Son], because she said, “Certainly, the Lord has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!”

1 Chronicles 5:3

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

1 Chronicles 5:1

These are the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. (Although he was the firstborn, his rights as firstborn were given to his nephews, Joseph’s sons, because he dishonored his father’s bed. However, Joseph couldn’t be listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.

1 Chronicles 2:1

These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Numbers 1:20

The roster of families and households for the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

Numbers 26:5

Reuben was Israel’s firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu,

Genesis 48:18

Then he said to his father, “That’s not right, Father! This is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

Genesis 46:8

These are the names of Israel’s descendants (Jacob and his descendants) who arrived in Egypt. Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.

Revelation 3:14

“To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of God’s creation, says:

Deuteronomy 33:6

“May the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though their people are few in number.”

Genesis 35:22

While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went to bed with his father’s concubine  Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had 12 sons.

Genesis 35:23

The sons of Leah were Jacob’s firstborn Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Deuteronomy 27:13

These are the tribes that will stand on Mount Ebal to announce the curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Ezekiel 48:6

Reuben will have one part of the land and border Ephraim on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.