Genesis 49:3

Good News Translation

“Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.

Cross References

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “The Lord has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me”; so she named him Reuben.

Genesis 35:22

While Jacob was living in that land, Reuben had sexual intercourse with Bilhah, one of his father's concubines; Jacob heard about it and was furious. Jacob had twelve sons.

Genesis 35:23

The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 46:8

The members of Jacob's family who went to Egypt with him were his oldest son Reuben

Genesis 48:18

He said to his father, “Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head.”

1 Chronicles 2:1

Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 5:1

These are the descendants of Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's sons. (Because he had sex with one of his father's concubines, he lost the rights belonging to the first-born son, and those rights were given to Joseph.

1 Chronicles 5:3

Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's sons, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Psalm 105:36

He killed the first-born sons of all the families of Egypt.

Psalm 78:51

He killed the first-born sons of all the families of Egypt.

Numbers 1:20

The men twenty years old or older who were fit for military service were registered by name according to clan and family, beginning with the tribe of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son. The totals were as follows: Tribe Number Reuben 46,500 Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 Judah 74,600 Issachar 54,400 Zebulun 57,400 Ephraim 40,500 Manasseh 32,200 Benjamin 35,400 Dan 62,700 Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 Total: 603,550

Numbers 26:5

The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,

Deuteronomy 21:17

He is to give a double share of his possessions to his first son, even though he is not the son of his favorite wife. A man must acknowledge his first son and give him the share he is legally entitled to.

Deuteronomy 27:13

And the following tribes will stand on Mount Ebal when the curses are pronounced: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 33:6

Moses said about the tribe of Reuben: “May Reuben never die out, Although their people are few.”

Revelation 3:14

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is the message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the origin of all that God has created.