“Let Reuben live, and not die! But let there be only a few people in his tribe!”
“Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your brothers will bow down to you.
These are the names of the men who will stand with you and help you: from the tribe of Reuben—Elizur son of Shedeur;
Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s slave woman Bilhah. Israel heard about this, and he was very angry. These are the names of Jacob’s twelve sons:
His firstborn son was Reuben, whose mother was Leah. Jacob’s other sons by Leah were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.