Genesis 29:32

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Summary

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

His name

Looked

General references

Genesis 35:23

Exodus 1:1

Numbers 1:20

Bible References

His name

It came about while Israel was dwelling in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it.Now there were twelve sons of Jacob—

But Reuben heard this and rescued him out of their hands and said, “Let us not take his life.”

Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen?

Now comes the reckoning for his blood.”

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might and the beginning of my strength,

Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

Looked

The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.

So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord

was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.

Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression;

She made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction and

return good to me instead of his cursing this day.”

Look upon my affliction and my trouble,

And forgive all my sins.

Nevertheless He looked upon their distress
When He heard their cry;

“This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”

General references

the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:

Now the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,