Genesis 35:22
And it was while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father. And Israel heard it. And the sons of Jakob were twelve.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
21And Israel proceeded and spread his tabernacle beyond the tower of Adar.
Cross References
Genesis 29:31And the Lord saw that Leah was hated, and He gave her to conceive, but Rahel was barren.
Genesis 35:18And it was in the going forth of her soul, for she died, that she called his name The son of my woe; but his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 46:25These are the children of Billah, whom Laban gave to Rahel his daughter, and she bare them to Jakob; all the souls seven.
Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my first-born, my strength, and the beginning of my power. Thine should it have been taking to take the three portions, the birthright, the priesthood, and the kingdom: but because thou hast proceeded perversely,
Exodus 1:1And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Mizraim with Jakob; (each) man with the men of his house they came in:
Exodus 2:1And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi (to wife).
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 →