Genesis 35:22

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It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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In Genesis 35, Jacob returns from Paddan-aram to Canaan, worships at Bethel (formerly Luz), and travels south past Ephrath/Bethlehem and Migdal-eder toward Hebron/Mamre. Shechem and Allon-bacuth recall earlier events, while Reuben’s sin occurs near Eder during this covenant-renewal journey.

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Genesis 35:22 mentions Allon-bacuth, Bethel, Bethlehem, Canaan, Eder, El-bethel, Ephrath, Hebron, Luz, Mamre, Paddan-aram and Shechem.

Photo of Bethlehem — Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

Photo of Eder — Eder · Antoine Taveneaux