Genesis 46:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.”
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“Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And these <FI>are<Fi> the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Jacob's first-born, Reuben.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 46:8 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:1Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
- Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Genesis 35:22While 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:
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
- Exodus 1:1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
- Exodus 6:14These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
- Numbers 1:5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
- Numbers 1:20From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 2:10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 26:4“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
- Deuteronomy 33:6Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:1These were the sons of Israel:
- 1 Chronicles 8:1Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
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