Genesis 35:22
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:
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21And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
Cross References
Genesis 29:31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 35:18And it came to pass as her soul was in departing (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 46:25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellence of dignity, and the excellence of power:
Exodus 1:1Now these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
Exodus 2:1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and married 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 →