Genesis 49:3
Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
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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:
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Genesis 49:1
And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times.
Genesis 49:2
Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.
Genesis 49:3
Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
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.
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 29:32
And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
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.
Numbers 26:5
Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
Numbers 26:6
Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
Numbers 1:20
The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
Genesis 46:8
And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's oldest son;
Genesis 46:9
And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi;
Exodus 6:14
These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of Reuben the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.
Numbers 16:1
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Pallu, the son of Reuben, made themselves ready,
Genesis 48:18
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
Numbers 2:10
On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
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Deuteronomy 21:17
But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.
Psalms 78:51
He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
Psalms 105:36
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
Genesis 25:31
And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.
Genesis 35:18
And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.
Genesis 43:33
And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.
Genesis 4:7
If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.
Exodus 4:22
And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
Proverbs 11:7
At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
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Deuteronomy 33:6
Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.
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.
1 Chronicles 2:1
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
1 Chronicles 5:3
The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
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Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.
Genesis 49:6
Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded.
Genesis 49:7
A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.
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Psalms 127:4
Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.
1 Samuel 2:31
See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;
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Job 18:12
His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
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Job 18:13
His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.
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Deuteronomy 21:7
Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.
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Hosea 13:1
When the words of my law came from Ephraim, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he did evil through the Baal, death overtook him.
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Romans 8:29
Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:
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