Reuben in the Bible

Meaning: who sees the son; the vision of the son

Exact Match

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

"From Reuben: Shedeur's son Elizur. From Simeon: Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.

And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Verse ConceptsFlags

"The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside Reuben. The leader of Simeon is to be Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreSecond ThingDeath Of Other Groups

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:

Verse ConceptsThe Fourth Day Of The WeekDay 4

And the standard of the camp of Reuben pulled up according to their armies. And over his army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Verse ConceptsFlags

And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, took both Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben;

Verse ConceptsRevolts

Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

These families of the descendants of Reuben numbered 43,730.

Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

Verse ConceptsLivestockLargenessHerdsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

Verse ConceptsReady For War

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

Verse ConceptsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

Verse ConceptsRiver CrossingsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityFractions, One HalfReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

Verse ConceptsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Thematic Bible



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:


Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power. Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel, because you got into your father's bed and you defiled it-he got into my bed.


Reuben’s military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur.

The military divisions of the camp of Reuben with their banner set out, and Elizur son of Shedeur was over Reuben’s division.

These are the names of the men who are to assist you:

Elizur son of Shedeur from Reuben;

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the Reubenites, presented an offering.

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.


The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,


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:

Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he got into my bed.


Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he got into my bed.


Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took

Reuben’s sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

These are the heads of their fathers’ families:

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.

The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Joel's sons: his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, read more.
and his son Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites, and Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took him into exile.


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:

Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he got into my bed.

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.


But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn’t listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them. He said, "Let's not take his life." 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 Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off his robe, the robe of many colors that he had on. read more.
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?"


Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has seen my affliction; surely my husband will love me now.”

These were Israel’s sons:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,


Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power. Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel, because you got into your father's bed and you defiled it-he got into my bed.


Reuben went out during the wheat harvest and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother Leah, Rachel asked, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”


References

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