Reuben in the Bible
Meaning: who sees the son; the vision of the son
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Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben,
Reuben went out during the wheat harvest and found some mandrakes in the field.
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.
Jacob had 12 sons:
Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, and Zebulun.
When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them.
Reuben also said to them, “Don’t shed blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him”—intending to rescue him from their hands and return him to his father.
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.
But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy?
Then Reuben said to his father, “You can kill my two sons if I don’t bring him back to you. Put him in my care,
These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:
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Jacob had 12 sons:
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Incest » Instances of » Reuben
Jacob had 12 sons:
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he
Instability » Instances of » Reuben
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he
Reuben » His children
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.
and his son Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took him into exile.
Reuben » commits » Incest
Jacob had 12 sons:
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt. Then Judah said to his brothers, "What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our [own] flesh." His brothers agreed. When Midianite traders passed by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt. When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes. He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"
Reuben » Son of jacob
Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,