Genesis 29:32

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 16:11

The angel added, “You are now pregnant, and you will have a son. You will name him Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your cries.

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, he made it possible for Leah to have children, but not Rachel.

Genesis 31:42

But the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac, was with me. Otherwise, you would have sent me away with nothing. But he saw the trouble I had and the hard work I did, and last night he corrected you.”

Genesis 35:22

While Israel was there, Reuben had sexual relations with Israel’s slave woman Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons.

Genesis 35:23

He had six sons by his wife Leah: Reuben, his first son, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 37:29

When Reuben came back to the well and Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes to show he was upset.

Genesis 42:22

Then Reuben said to them, “I told you not to harm the boy, but you refused to listen to me. So now we are being punished for what we did to him.”

Genesis 42:27

When they stopped for the night, one of the brothers opened his sack to get food for his donkey. Then he saw his money in the top of the sack.

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei’s curses today!”

1 Chronicles 5:1

Reuben was Israel’s first son. Reuben should have received the special privileges of the oldest son, but he had sexual relations with his father’s slave woman. So those special privileges were given to Joseph’s sons. (Joseph was a son of Israel.) In the family history Reuben’s name is not listed as the first son.

Psalm 106:44

But God saw their misery when he heard their cry.

Psalm 25:18

Look at my suffering and troubles, and take away all my sins.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them. I am concerned about their pain,

Exodus 4:31

and the Israelites believed. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their troubles, they bowed down and worshiped him.

Ezekiel 48:6

“South of Ephraim’s border, Reuben will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

Numbers 1:5

These are the names of the men who will help you: from the tribe of Reuben—Elizur son of Shedeur;

Luke 1:25

“Look what the Lord has done for me! My people were ashamed of me, but now the Lord has taken away that shame.”

Deuteronomy 26:7

So we prayed to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us. When he saw our trouble, hard work, and suffering,

Deuteronomy 27:13

And these tribes must stand on Mount Ebal to announce the curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a promise, saying, “Lord All-Powerful, see how sad I am. Remember me and don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him back to you all his life, and no one will ever cut his hair with a razor.”

1 Samuel 1:20

So Hannah became pregnant, and in time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.”