Genesis 46:8

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Summary

And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

The names

Genesis 35:23

Exodus 1:1

Exodus 6:14

Reuben

Bible References

The names

The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt -- each man with his household entered with Jacob:

These are the heads of their fathers' households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

Reuben

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now."

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:

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

These are the heads of their fathers' households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

"On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

May Reuben live and not die, and may his people multiply.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;