Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.
“Let Reuben live, and not die, Nor let his men be few.”
“These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”
His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.