Genesis 49:4
But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

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Genesis 49:4
But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

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Genesis 49:3
Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

Deuteronomy 33:6
Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.

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1 Chronicles 5:1
And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

Genesis 35:22
Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Leviticus 18:8
And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.

1 Corinthians 5:1
It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.

Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

Leviticus 20:11
And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

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2 Samuel 16:22
So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

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2 Samuel 16:21
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

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James 1:6
Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.


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