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Genesis 49:3
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Genesis 49:3
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3 “Reuben, you are (A)my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
Genesis 49:3
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Genesis 49:3
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Psalm 78:51
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Psalm 78:51
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51 And destroyed all the (A)firstborn in Egypt,
The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Psalm 78:51
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Psalm 78:51
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Deuteronomy 21:17
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Deuteronomy 21:17
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17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn (A)by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he (B)is the beginning of his strength; (C)the right of the firstborn is his.
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Deuteronomy 21:17
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Deuteronomy 21:17
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17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double(A) share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength.(B) The right of the firstborn belongs to him.(C)
Psalm 105:36
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Psalm 105:36
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- Psalm 105:36 Lit. struck down
Psalm 105:36
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Psalm 105:36
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36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(A) in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
Genesis 29:32
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Genesis 29:32
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32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name [a]Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely (A)looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”
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- Genesis 29:32 Lit. See, a Son
Genesis 29:32
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Genesis 29:32
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32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(A) She named him Reuben,[a](B) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.(C) Surely my husband will love me now.”
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- Genesis 29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son.
1 Chronicles 5:3
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1 Chronicles 5:3
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3 the sons of (A)Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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1 Chronicles 5:1
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1 Chronicles 5:1
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The Family of Reuben(A)
5 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—(B)he was indeed the firstborn, but because he (C)defiled his father’s bed, (D)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;
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1 Chronicles 5:1
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1 Chronicles 5:1
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Reuben
5 The sons of Reuben(A) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,(B) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph(C) son of Israel;(D) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,(E)
1 Chronicles 2:1
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1 Chronicles 2:1
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The Family of Israel(A)
2 These were the (B)sons of [a]Israel: (C)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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- 1 Chronicles 2:1 Jacob, Gen. 32:28
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1 Chronicles 2:1
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Numbers 1:20
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Numbers 1:20
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20 Now the (A)children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
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Numbers 1:20
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Numbers 1:20
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Numbers 26:5
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Numbers 26:5
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5 (A)Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
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Numbers 26:5
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Numbers 26:5
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5 The descendants of Reuben,(A) the firstborn son of Israel, were:
Genesis 48:18
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Genesis 48:18
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18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
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Genesis 48:18
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Genesis 48:18
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18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”(A)
Genesis 46:8
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Genesis 46:8
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8 Now (A)these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: (B)Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.
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Genesis 46:8
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Genesis 46:8
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8 These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn(B) of Jacob.
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