Genesis 35:22-26
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The Sons of Israel
22 And it came about, while Israel was living in that land, that (A)Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.
Now there were twelve sons of Jacob— 23 (B)the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 (C)the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 and (D)the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female slave, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and (E)the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s female slave, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
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Genesis 49:3-4
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3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and (A)the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4 [a]Uncontrollable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
(B)Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
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- Genesis 49:4 Or Gushing over
1 Chronicles 5:1-2
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Genealogy from Reuben
5 Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (for (A)he was the firstborn, but because (B)he defiled his father’s bed, (C)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; so he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2 (D)Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and (E)from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
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