Genesis 49:3

Matthew's Bible 1537

Ruben thou art myne eldest sonne, my myghte and the begynnyng of my strength, chefe in receyuynge and chefe in power.

Cross References

Psalm 78:51

When he smote al the first born in Egipt, the mooste principall and mightyest in the dwellynges of Ham.

Deuteronomy 21:17

But he shal know the sonne of the hated for his firstborne that he geue him dowble of al that he hath. For he is the fyrst of his strength, and to hym belongeth the ryght of the fyrstborne shyppe.

Psalm 105:36

He smote al the fyrst borne in the lande, euen the chefe of al their substaunce.

Genesis 29:32

And Lea conceaued & bare a sonne, & called eys name Ruben, for she sayd: the Lorde hath loked vpon my tribulation. And nowe my husband wyll loue me.

1 Chronicles 5:3

The sonnes then of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Henoch, Phalu, Hezron and Carmi.

1 Chronicles 5:1

The sonnes of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defyled his fathers beed, his byrthryght was geuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, and so he is not rekened vnto the byrthe ryght.

1 Chronicles 2:1

These be the sonnes of Israel: Ruben Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Isacar and Zabulon:

Numbers 1:20

And the children of Ruben Israels eldest sonne in theyr generations, kynredes and houses of their fathers, when they were numbred euery man by name, all that were males from .xx. yere and aboue, as manye as were able to goo forth in warre

Numbers 26:5

Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel. The children of Ruben were, Hanoch, of whom cometh the kynred of the Hanochites: & of Palu, cometh the kynred of the Paluites:

Genesis 48:18

and sayde vnto hys father: Not so my father, for thys is the eldest. Put thy ryght hande vpon hys head.

Genesis 46:8

These are the names of the chyldren of Israel which came in to Egypte, both Iacob & his sonnes: Ruben Iacobs first sonne.

Revelation 3:14

And vnto the messenger of the congregacion, which is in Laodicia wryte: Thys sayth (Amen) the faythful and true wytnes, the beginninge of the creatures of God.

Deuteronomy 33:6

Ruben shall lyue and shall not dye: but his people shalbe fewe in numbre.

Genesis 35:22

And it chaunced as Israel dwelt in that lande, that Ruben went & laye wyth Bilha hys fathers concubyne, and it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were .xij. in numbre.

Genesis 35:23

The sonnes of Lea. Ruben Iacobs eldest sonne, and Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Isachar, & Zabulon.

Deuteronomy 27:13

And these shal stande vpon mount Ebal to curse: Ruben, Gad, Aser, Zabulon, Dan & Nephthali.

Ezekiel 48:6

Vpon the borders of Ephraim from the east parte vnto the west, shall Ruben haue his porcyon.