22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and ^alay with Bilhah his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Descendants of Reuben

1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (^cfor he was the firstborn, but because ^dhe defiled his father’s couch, ^ehis birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son;