Thematic Bible: Reuben
Thematic Bible
Adultery » Instances of » Reuben
And it will be in the dwelling of Israel in that land, and Reuben will go, and will lie with Bilhah, his father's concubine: and Israel will hear. And the sons of Jacob will be twelve.
Character » Instances of instability » Reuben
Reuben, my first-born, thou my strength, and the beginning of my strength, the abundance of elevation, and the abundance of might Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.
Elizur » Chief » Reuben
The flag of the camp. of Reuben, south, according to their armies: and the chief for the sons of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
And the flag of the camp of Reuben removed according to their army, and over his army, Elizur, son of Shedur.
And these the names of the men who shall stand with you: for Reuben: Elizur, son of Shedeur.
And for a sacrifice of peace, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur.
Heshbon » Built by » Reuben
And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
Incest » Instances of » Reuben
And it will be in the dwelling of Israel in that land, and Reuben will go, and will lie with Bilhah, his father's concubine: and Israel will hear. And the sons of Jacob will be twelve.
Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.
Instability » Instances of » Reuben
Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.
Reuben » His children
And Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, will take, and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab; and On, son of Peleth, sons of Reuben;
And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Phallu and Hezron and Carmi.
These the heads of the house of their father: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these the tribes of Reuben.
The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son) Reaiah his son, Baal his son, read more.
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur carried into exile: he the prince to the Reubenites.
Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur carried into exile: he the prince to the Reubenites.
Reuben » commits » Incest
And it will be in the dwelling of Israel in that land, and Reuben will go, and will lie with Bilhah, his father's concubine: and Israel will hear. And the sons of Jacob will be twelve.
Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.
And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel, (for he the firstborn; and in his defiling his father's bed, the birth-right was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and not to be enrolled for the birthright
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
And Reuben will answer them, saying, Spake I not to you, saying, Ye shall not sin against the child; and ye heard not? and also behold his blood was required.
And Reuben will hear, and will take him away out of their hands; and he will say, We will not strike the soul And Reuben will say to them, Ye shall not pour out blood; cast him into this pit which is in the desert, and ye shall not stretch forth the hand upon him; in order to take him away out of their hands to bring him back to his father. And it shall be as Joseph came to his brethren, and they will strip off his tunic, the tunic reaching to the soles of the feet which was upon him. read more.
And they will take him and will throw him into the pit; and the pit empty; water not in it And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt And Judah will say to his brethren, What the profit that we shall kill our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and we will sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hand shall not be upon him; for he our brother, our flesh: and his brethren will hear. And men will pass by, Midianites, merchants; and they will draw and bring up Joseph from the pit, and they will sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they will bring Joseph to Egypt And Reuben turned back to the pit; and behold, Joseph not in the pit: and he rent his garments. And he will turn back to his brethren, and he will say, The child is not: and I, where shall I go?
And they will take him and will throw him into the pit; and the pit empty; water not in it And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt And Judah will say to his brethren, What the profit that we shall kill our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and we will sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hand shall not be upon him; for he our brother, our flesh: and his brethren will hear. And men will pass by, Midianites, merchants; and they will draw and bring up Joseph from the pit, and they will sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty of silver: and they will bring Joseph to Egypt And Reuben turned back to the pit; and behold, Joseph not in the pit: and he rent his garments. And he will turn back to his brethren, and he will say, The child is not: and I, where shall I go?
Reuben » Son of jacob
And Leah will conceive and will bring forth a son, and she will call his name Reuben: for she said that Jehovah saw my affliction, for now my husband will love me.
These the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon,
Reuben » Jacob's prophetic benediction upon
Reuben, my first-born, thou my strength, and the beginning of my strength, the abundance of elevation, and the abundance of might Vain glorious as water, thou shalt not be preeminent; for thou didst go up out of thy father's. bed; then didst thou defile, going up to my couch.
Reuben » Brings mandrakes (an aphrodisiac) to his mother
And Reuben will go in the day of the harvest of wheat, and will find apples of mandrakes in the field, and he will bring them to Leah his mother: and Rachel will say to Leah, Give now to me of thy son's apples of mandrakes.