It was Reuben.
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.
Reuben
The mother of Joseph, son of Jacob, was Rachel. He was her first-born son.
Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah by giving her to Jacob instead of Rachel on their wedding night, as Jacob had intended. Laban did this by having Leah wear a veil and keeping her identity hidden until the morning, when it was revealed to Jacob that he had married Leah instead of Rachel.
In the Old Testament, Jacob's wives are Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
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 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).
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.
Rachel?
The answer is yes.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
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).
Jacob and Rachel had only 2 sons, Joseph and Benjamin. The others were from his other wives Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah. The older (not oldest) son as per the crossword question is therefore Joseph.
It is Reuben.
In the Bible, Jacob had two wives: Leah and Rachel. Leah bore him six sons, while Rachel had two sons. Rachel died giving birth to their second son, Benjamin. Leah's fate is not specifically mentioned after Jacob's death.
Descendants of Levi, third son of Jacob by Leah. (Ge 29:32-34)
Benjamin (Ben-o'-ni) was the last son before Rachel died.(Genesis 35:16-18)
The first Judah WAS THE 4th Son Jacob and Leah and is recorded in the bible Genisis 29:35