Verse 3

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 21:17 : 17 Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power– to him should go the right of the firstborn.
• Gen 29:32 : 32 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.”
• Ps 78:51 : 51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
• Ps 105:36 : 36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.
• Gen 46:8 : 8 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.
• Gen 48:18 : 18 Joseph said to his father,“Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
• Num 1:20 : 20 And they were as follows:The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.
• Num 26:5 : 5 Reuben Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
• 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 Israel’s Descendants These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;
• 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.
• 1 Chr 5:3 : 3 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.