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# but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel
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"but Israel gave Reuben's birthright to the sons of Joseph, another of Israel's sons"
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# Reuben had defiled his father's couch
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This is a polite way to speak about Reuben sleeping with his father's secondary wife. The couch is the place where a man and his wife would have slept together.
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# he is not recorded in the genealogy as having the birthright
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"the family history does not list Reuben as the oldest son"