The meaning of “רְאוּבֵנִי”
Understanding Rᵉʼûwbênîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
patronymic from רְאוּבֵן children of Reuben, Reubenites. - § Reubenite = see Reuben "behold a son" - a Reubenite or desc...
רְאוּבֵנִי
patronymic from רְאוּבֵן children of Reuben, Reubenites. - § Reubenite = see Reuben "behold a son" - a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben 1) a descendant of Reuben the son of Jacob
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 34:14 | “For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:” Word: רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:43 | “Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.” Word: רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) | |
| Joshua 13:8 | “With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;” Word: רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) | |
| 2 Kings 10:33 | “From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.” Word: רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:37 | “And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.” Word: רְאוּבֵנִי (Rᵉʼûwbênîy) |