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# Reuben
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## Facts:
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Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. His mother was Leah.
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* When his brothers were planning to kill their younger brother Joseph, Reuben spared Joseph's life by telling them to put him into a pit instead.
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* Reuben came back later to rescue Joseph, but the other brothers had sold him as a slave to merchants passing by.
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* Reuben's descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Jacob](../names/jacob.md), [Joseph (OT)](../names/josephot.md), [Leah](../names/leah.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Genesis 29:32](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/32)
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* [Genesis 35:21-22](rc://en/tn/help/gen/35/21)
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* [Genesis 42:22](rc://en/tn/help/gen/42/22)
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* [Genesis 42:37](rc://en/tn/help/gen/42/37)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H7205, H7206, G4502
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