Genesis 35:22

While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

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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:

In Context

21Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.

23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 35:18And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

Genesis 46:25These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Exodus 1:1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:

Exodus 2:1Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,

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 →

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