Reuben
Bible Person · Male
Who was Reuben?
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 the life of his sons when Jacob was unwilling to let Benjamin go down into Egypt. After Jacob and his family went down into Egypt (46:8) no further mention is made of Reuben beyond what is recorded in ch. 49:3, 4.
Biography from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).
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Where Reuben appears in Scripture
- Genesis 29:32
- Genesis 30:14
- Genesis 35:22
- Genesis 35:23
- Genesis 37:21
- Genesis 37:22
- Genesis 37:29
- Genesis 42:22
- Genesis 42:37
- Genesis 46:8
- Genesis 46:9
- Genesis 48:5
- Genesis 49:3
- Exodus 1:2
- Exodus 6:14
- Numbers 1:5
- Numbers 1:20
- Numbers 1:21
- Numbers 2:10
- Numbers 2:16
- Numbers 7:30
- Numbers 10:18
- Numbers 13:4
- Numbers 16:1
- Numbers 26:5
- Numbers 32:1
- Numbers 32:2
- Numbers 32:6
- Numbers 32:25
- Numbers 32:29
- Numbers 32:31
- Numbers 32:33
- Numbers 32:37
- Numbers 34:14
- Deuteronomy 11:6
- Deuteronomy 27:13
- Deuteronomy 33:6
- Joshua 4:12
- Joshua 13:15
- Joshua 13:23
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