Genesis 49:3 — “Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor… — AMP | maBible

Read Genesis 49:3 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 49.3, Genesis 49v3, Gen. 49:3. “Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

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3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

Passage themes

Jacob's firstborn son — Reuben, thou art my firstborn
The birthright — my might, and the beginning of my strength

Notes and references

Reuben was the eldest of Jacob’s twelve sons and therefore entitled to the birthright, which would make him successor to his father as head of the family or tribe, and inheritor of a double portion of his father’s estate. But Reuben forfeited all this by his conduct with Bilhah, his father’s concub…

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Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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