Genesis 35:22

New English Translation

While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

Cross References

Genesis 35:18

With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.

2 Samuel 13:21

Now King David heard about all these things and was very angry.

2 Samuel 20:3

Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not have sexual relations with them. They remained in confinement until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.

1 Chronicles 5:1

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn – (Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.

Exodus 2:1

A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.

Leviticus 18:8

You must not have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife; she is your father’s nakedness.

Numbers 10:14

The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Numbers 13:4

Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

Acts 7:8

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

1 Corinthians 5:1

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father’s wife.

Deuteronomy 27:12

“The following tribes must stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim when you cross the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 27:20

‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Judges 5:14

They came from Ephraim, who uprooted Amalek, they follow after you, Benjamin, with your soldiers. From Makir leaders came down, from Zebulun came the ones who march carrying an officer’s staff.

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to have sex with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.