Bible Cross References
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Genesis 49:3
"Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
Genesis 49:4
You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.
Genesis 49:8
"Judah, your brothers will praise you. You hold your enemies by the neck. Your brothers will bow down before you.
Numbers 32:31
The men of Gad and Reuben answered, "Sir, we will do as the LORD has commanded.
Numbers 32:32
Under his command we will cross into the land of Canaan and go into battle, so that we can retain our property here east of the Jordan."
Joshua 22:1-9
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Then Joshua called together the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
2
He said to them, "You have done everything that Moses the LORD's servant ordered you to do, and you have obeyed all my commands.
3
All this time you have never once deserted the other Israelites. You have been careful to obey the commands of the LORD your God.
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Now, as he promised, the LORD your God has given the other Israelites peace. So go back home to the land which you claimed for your own, the land on the east side of the Jordan, that Moses, the LORD's servant, gave you.
5
Make sure you obey the law that Moses commanded you: love the LORD your God, do his will, obey his commandments, be faithful to him, and serve him with all your heart and soul."
6
Joshua sent them home with his blessing and with these words: "You are going back home very rich, with a lot of livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and many clothes. Share with your fellow tribesmen what you took from your enemies." Then they left for home. Moses had given land east of the Jordan to one half of the tribe of Manasseh, but to the other half Joshua had given land west of the Jordan, along with the other tribes.
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So the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh went back home. They left the rest of the people of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and started out for their own land, the land of Gilead, which they had taken as the LORD had commanded them through Moses.