Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass while Israel inhabited that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. And so the Sons of Israel came to be Twelve.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Then Israel brake up,—and spread his tent at a distance from Migdal Eder.
Cross References
Genesis 29:31And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children,—whereas, Rachel, was barren.
Genesis 35:18And it came to pass when her soul was going forth—for she died, that she called his name Ben-oni,—but, his father, called him, Ben-jamin.
Genesis 46:25These, are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,—so she bare these to Jacob,—all the souls, were seven.
Genesis 49:3Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength,—Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:
Exodus 1:1Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in:—
Exodus 2:1And there went a man of the house of Levi,—and took a daughter of Levi.
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 →