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22 While Israel lived in that country, Reuben slept with Bilhah, the concubine of his father, and Israel came to know about it.

The Twelve Sons of Jacob.[a] Jacob had twelve sons.

23 The sons of Leah:

Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,

Issachar and Zebulun.

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph and Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:22 Jacob’s twelve sons represent all the chosen people born of Abraham now established in the Holy Land. This list will be found frequently in the Bible.