Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob (Genesis ch.29) and ancestor of the Israelite tribe that bears his name. He played a part in the saving of his half-brother Joseph (see Genesis ch.37).
The inheritance of the tribe of Reuben was in the Transjordan (Numbers ch.32).
The oldest son of Jacob and Leah was Reuben. He was the firstborn son and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Israel's 1st born son, Reuben (Genesis 35:22).
Jacob who later had his name changed to Israel was the father to the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob has 12 sons (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin) and at least one daughter (Dinah).
Reuben is mentioned in Matthew 1:3-5 in the genealogy of Jesus, as one of the sons of Jacob.
Naphtali was the fifth son of Jacob according to the Bible.
The oldest son of Jacob and Leah was Reuben. He was the firstborn son and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The Reubenites are the descendants of Jacob's [Israel's] firstborn son, Reuben."These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar..." (I Chron.2:1).
Israel's 1st born son, Reuben (Genesis 35:22).
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Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. He lost his birthright to Joseph(The first born son of Jacob and Rachel) and it was Joseph who received the blessing from Jacob, which should have gone to Reuben. Reuben became an enemy of Joseph for many years but finally made up. The tribe of Reuben became of less importance politically, and its members became less as the years went by.
Jacob was 86 years old when Reuben, his firstborn son with Leah, was born. This is based on the biblical timeline found in the Book of Genesis, which indicates that Jacob was 77 years old when he married Leah and Rachel and that Reuben was born shortly after.
It means "Look, I have a son." He was Leah's first son in the Bible, so she named with as almost a sense of astonishment as well as a celebration that she was the first of Jacob's wives to bear a child. "behold, a son" Reuben means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Bible, he was the oldest son of Jacob and Leah.
The first son of Ya'akov (Jacob) was Re'uvain (Reuben). Genesis ch.29.
Jacob Reuben was born in 1931.
Jacob laid a curse on the tribe of Reuben, his firstborn son, during his deathbed blessings in Genesis 49. Reuben's crime was his act of incest with Bilhah, Jacob's concubine, which violated family honor and authority. As a result of this transgression, Jacob declared that Reuben would not excel and would be unstable, reflecting the consequences of his actions on the tribe's future.
Benjamin (Ben-o'-ni) was the last son before Rachel died.(Genesis 35:16-18)
While Jacob was mourning Rachel, Reuben slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah.