Genesis 35:22
During the time he was living there, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel found out about it. These were the twelve sons of Jacob:
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21Israel moved on and camped beyond the watch tower at Eder.
23The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Cross References
Genesis 29:31When the Lord saw that Leah wasn't loved he helped Leah to have children, but not Rachel.
Genesis 35:18But she was dying, and with her last breath she named him Benoni. But his father named him Benjamin.
Genesis 46:25These are the sons of Jacob that Bilhah had, the servant given by Laban to his daughter Rachel, a total of seven children and grandchildren.
Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, conceived when I was strong, born when I was vigorous! You were above all others in position, above all others in power.
Exodus 1:1These were the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob) who came with him to Egypt along with their families:
Exodus 2:1It was around this time that a man from the tribe of Levi married a woman, also a Levite.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:22-29
The Disgrace of Reuben. ( b. c. 1716.) 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And 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: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of… Read the whole commentary →