Bible: Genesis 35:22; 49:3-4

35:22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with 1  Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

49:3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might and the beginning of my strength,

outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

49:4 You are destructive 1  like water and will not excel, 2 

for you got on your father’s bed, 3 

then you defiled it – he got on my couch! 4 

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