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Reuben Scripture - Revelation 7:5

Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand....

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Reuben Scripture - Numbers 34:14

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:...

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Reuben Scripture - Numbers 32:1

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;...

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Reuben in Wikipedia

According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven (Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן‎, Standard Rəʾuven Tiberian Rəʾûḇēn) was the first (eldest) son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben......

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Reuben in Hitchcock's Bible Names

who sees the son; the vision of the son...

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Reuben in Easton's Bible Dictionary

behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22, brought down upon him his dying father's malediction (48:4). He showed kindness to Joseph, and was the means of saving his life when his other brothers would have put him to death (37:21,22). It was he also who pledged his life and ...

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Reuben in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Jacob's firstborn, Leah's son, born long after the marriage. The name expresses the parents' joy at the accomplishment of long deferred hope: "Behold ye a son" (Genesis 29:32). He gathered mandrakes for his mother, in boyhood (Genesis 30:14). (See MANDRAKES.) In a sudden gust of temptation he was guilty of foul incest with Bilhah, his father's...

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Reuben in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

roo'-ben, ru'-ben (re'ubhen; Rhouben): The eldest son of Jacob, born to him by Leah in Paddan-aram (Gen 29:32). 1. Jacob's Oldest Son: This verse seems to suggest two derivations of the name. As it stands in Massoretic Text it means "behold a son"; but the reason given for so calling him is "The Lord hath looked upon my affliction," which in He...

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Reuben in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Jacob Ge 29:32; 1Ch 2:1 -Brings mandrakes (an aphrodisiac) to his mother Ge 30:14 -Commits incest with one of his father's concubines, and, in consequence, forfeits his birthright Ge 35:22; 49:4; 1Ch 5:1 -Adroitly seeks to save Joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers Ge 37:21-30; 42:22 -Jacob's prophetic benediction upon Ge 49...

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Reuben in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(behold a son), Jacob's firstborn Child, Ge 29:32 the son of Leah. (B.C. 1753.) The notices of the patriarch Reuben give, on the whole a favorable view of his disposition. To him and him alone the preservation of Joseph's life appears to have been due and afterward he becomes responsible for his safety. Ge 37:18-30; 42:37 Of the repulsive crim...

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