Genesis 29:32

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So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”

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  • Exod 4:31 : 31 and the people believed. When they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed down close to the ground.
  • Deut 26:7 : 7 So we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
  • Ps 25:18 : 18 See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went to bed with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.Jacob had twelve sons:
  • Gen 37:21-22 : 21 When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“Let’s not take his life!” 22 Reuben continued,“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”(Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)
  • Gen 37:29 : 29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
  • Gen 42:22 : 22 Reuben said to them,“Didn’t I say to you,‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”
  • Gen 42:27 : 27 When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
  • Gen 46:8-9 : 8 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob. 9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power. 4 You are destructive like water and will not excel, for you got on your father’s bed, then you defiled it– he got on my couch!
  • Ps 106:44 : 44 Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.
  • Luke 1:25 : 25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
  • Gen 16:11 : 11 Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 She made a vow saying,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you would truly look on the suffering of your servant, and would keep me in mind and not neglect your servant, and give your servant a male child, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 Then Hannah became pregnant. Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the LordIn the course of time she gave birth to a son. And she named him Samuel, thinking,“I asked the LORD for him.”
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 Reuben’s Descendants The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.

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  • Gen 29:30-31
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    30Jacob slept with Rachel as well. He also loved Rachel more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban for seven more years.

    31The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

  • Gen 29:33-35
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    33She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.

    34She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.

    35She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

  • Gen 30:17-24
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    17God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

    18Then Leah said,“God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.

    19Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.

    20Then Leah said,“God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.

    21After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

    22Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

    23She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”

    24She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”

  • Gen 35:22-23
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    22While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went to bed with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.Jacob had twelve sons:

    23The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

  • Gen 30:9-15
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    9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

    10Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.

    11Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

    12Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.

    13Leah said,“How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.

    14At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah,“Give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

    15But Leah replied,“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“All right,” Rachel said,“he may go to bed with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

  • Gen 29:16-18
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    16(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

    17Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)

    18Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said,“I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

  • Gen 30:1-3
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    1When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”

    2Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

    3She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”

  • Gen 30:5-7
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    5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

    6Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

    7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

  • Gen 25:22
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    22But the children struggled inside her, and she said,“Why is this happening to me?” So she asked the LORD,

  • Gen 49:3
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    3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

  • Gen 46:8
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    8These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

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

  • Gen 35:17
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    17When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”

  • 1 Sam 1:27
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    27For this boy I prayed, and the LORD has given me the request that I asked of him.

  • Gen 29:25
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    25In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”