Genesis 49:3,4 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Nave's Topical Index
1 Chronicles 5:1,2 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but for as much as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. Nave's Topical Index
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They Shall be Called the Children of God ... We had by sin lost and forfeited our pedigree. ... How miraculously did God preserve Israel his firstborn! ... incest lost the prerogative of his birthright (Genesis 49 ... /.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/19 they shall be called.htm
