Verse 3

'Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the first of my vigor, excelling in dignity and excelling in power.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 21:17 : 17 Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all he has. That son is the firstfruits of his strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, 'Because the LORD has seen my misery, surely now my husband will love me.'
  • Ps 78:51 : 51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
  • Gen 46:8 : 8 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, his firstborn being Reuben.
  • Gen 48:18 : 18 Joseph said to his father, 'No, my father, this one is the firstborn; place your right hand on his head.'
  • Num 1:20 : 20 The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were recorded by their generations, families, and ancestral houses, by name, individually, all the males twenty years old or older, all who could serve in the army.
  • Num 26:5 : 5 The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: The family of Hanoch from Hanoch; the family of the Hanochites. The family of Pallu from Pallu; the family of the Palluites.
  • 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel—although he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, because he defiled his father’s bed. He is not counted as the firstborn in the records.
  • 1 Chr 5:3 : 3 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.