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

And it chanced, as Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine, and it came to Israel's ear. The sons of Jacob were twelve in number.

When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."

Reuben answered them, saying, "Said I not unto you that ye should not sin against the lad? But ye would not hear; And now verily see, his blood is required."

These are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt, both Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first son.

"Reuben, thou art mine eldest son, my might and the beginning of my strength, chief in receiving and chief in power.

The sons of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: for he was the eldest. But because he defied his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and so he is not reckoned unto the birthright.

Looked

Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, which they have of their taskmasters. For I know their sorrow,

and the people believed. And when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and had looked upon their tribulation, they bowed themselves, and worshipped.

And we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and looked on our adversity, labour and oppression.

and vowed a vow and said, "LORD of Hosts, if thou wilt look on the wretchedness of thine handmaid and shalt remember me and not forget thine handmaid, and shalt give unto thine handmaid a man child I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life and there shall neither razor or shears come upon his head."

Haply, the LORD will look on my wretchedness, and do me good for his cursing this day."

Look upon my adversity and misery, and forgive me all my sin.

Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity, he heard their complaint.

"This wise hath God dealt with me, in the days when he looked on me, to take from me the rebuke that I suffered among men."

General references

The sons of Lea: Reuben, Jacob's eldest son, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon.

These are the names of the children of Israel, which came to Egypt with Jacob, every man with his household:

And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war -