Tribe of Israel
The Tribe of Reuben
Named after Reuben, son of Jacob.
Reuben was Jacob's firstborn, but 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 says the birthright went to the sons of Joseph. Numbers 1:20–21Numbers 26:5–7
Reuben’s family
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Reuben — Firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Parents
Children
- Hanoch son Genesis 46:9Exodus 6:14Numbers 26:5
- Pallu son Genesis 46:9Exodus 6:14Numbers 26:5
- Hezron son Genesis 46:9Exodus 6:14Numbers 26:6
- Carmi son Genesis 46:9Exodus 6:14Numbers 26:6
Brothers and sisters
- Simeon brother through their parent Leah
- Levi brother through their parent Leah
- Judah brother through their parent Leah
- Issachar brother through their parent Leah
- Zebulun brother through their parent Leah
- Dinah sister through their parent Leah
- Dan brother through their parent Jacob
- Naphtali brother through their parent Jacob
- Gad brother through their parent Jacob
- Asher brother through their parent Jacob
- Joseph brother through their parent Jacob
- Benjamin brother through their parent Jacob
Ancestors
- Laban grandparent
- Isaac grandparent
- Rebekah grandparent
- Bethuel 1× great-grandparent
- Abraham 1× great-grandparent
- Sarah 1× great-grandparent
- Nahor 2× great-grandparent
- Milcah 2× great-grandparent
- Terah 2× great-grandparent
- Haran 3× great-grandparent
- Nahor 3× great-grandparent
- Serug 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
- Eliab grandchild
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Reuben the tribe is named after Reuben
Tribal lists differ
Not every biblical list of the tribes names the same twelve: Levi is sometimes left out and Joseph counted as Ephraim and Manasseh, and Revelation 7 leaves out Dan and Ephraim by name. Numbers 1:20–49Genesis 49:1–28Deuteronomy 33:6–25Revelation 7:4–8
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.