Genesis 49:3

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

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  • Deut 21:17 : 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
  • Ps 78:51 : 51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
  • Gen 46:8 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
  • Gen 48:18 : 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
  • Num 1:20 : 20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
  • Num 26:5 : 5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
  • 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
  • 1 Chr 5:3 : 3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 5:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

    2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

    3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

  • Gen 49:4
    77%

    4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

  • Gen 46:8-9
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    77%

    8And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

    9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

  • Exod 1:2-3
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    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

    3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

  • Gen 35:22-23
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    22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

    23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

  • Num 26:5
    71%

    5Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

  • Deut 33:6
    71%

    6Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

  • Exod 6:14
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    14These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

  • Gen 49:2
    71%

    2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

  • Num 1:20-21
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    20And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

    21Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

  • Gen 48:5
    70%

    5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

  • Gen 29:32
    69%

    32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

  • Ezek 48:6
    69%

    6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

  • Num 26:7
    68%

    7These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

  • Gen 49:24-26
    3 verses
    68%

    24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

    25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

    26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

  • 1 Chr 2:1
    68%

    1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

  • Gen 48:18-19
    2 verses
    68%

    18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

    19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 42:37-38
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    37And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

    38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Gen 49:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

    9Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • Deut 21:17
    67%

    17But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

  • Josh 13:15
    66%

    15And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

  • Gen 30:14
    66%

    14And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

  • Gen 37:21-22
    2 verses
    65%

    21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

    22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

  • Judg 5:16
    65%

    16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.