1 Chronicles 5:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 29:32 : 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.
  • Gen 35:22 : 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.
  • Gen 48:15-22 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day, 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth. 17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh. 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head. 19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations. 20 So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers. 22 And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power: 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 Chr 2:1 : 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
  • 1 Chr 26:10 : 10 And Hosah, a son of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the oldest, his father made him chief);
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 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.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
  • Gen 46:8 : 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;
  • Gen 25:23 : 23 And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.
  • Exod 6:14 : 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.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.
  • Lev 20:11 : 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.
  • Num 1:5 : 5 These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;
  • Num 16:1 : 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,
  • Num 26:5 : 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:
  • Deut 21:17 : 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.
  • Deut 27:20 : 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.
  • Josh 14:6 : 6 Then the children of Judah went to Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, said to him, You have knowledge of what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God, about me and about you in Kadesh-barnea.
  • 1 Sam 16:6-9 : 6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him. 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart. 8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one. 10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these. 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.

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  • 1 Chr 5:2-3
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    2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)

    3 The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

  • Gen 49:3-4
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    3 Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

    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.

  • Gen 46:8-9
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    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;

    9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi;

  • Exod 6:14
    78%

    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.

  • Num 26:5
    77%

    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:

  • Gen 35:22-24
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    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.

    23 Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

    24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

  • Num 1:20-21
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    75%

    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;

    21 Forty-six thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Reuben were numbered.

  • Exod 1:1-3
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    75%

    1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.

    2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

    3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

  • 1 Chr 2:1-2
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    1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

    2 Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

  • Deut 21:16-17
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    16 Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

    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.

  • Gen 48:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

    18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

    19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

  • Josh 13:15
    72%

    15 And Moses gave their heritage to the tribe of Reuben by their families.

  • Matt 1:2
    71%

    2 The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;

  • Deut 25:6
    71%

    6 Then the first male child she has will take the rights of the brother who is dead, so that his name may not come to an end in Israel.

  • 1 Chr 8:1
    70%

    1 And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

  • Num 26:7
    70%

    7 These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

  • 1 Chr 5:7
    69%

    7 And his brothers by their families, when the list of their generations was made up: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

  • Gen 48:5
    69%

    5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

  • 1 Chr 1:34-35
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    69%

    34 And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

    35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel and Jeush and Jalam and Korah.

  • Gen 37:21-22
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    69%

    21 But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

  • Gen 29:26
    68%

    26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.