Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacobs concubine Bilhah.

Biblical name meaning reuben. According to the Hebrew Bible Tanakh the tribe of Reuben was one of the tribes of. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The eldest son of Jacob and Leah so-called in reference to the sentiment of his mother The Lord hath looked on my affliction Genesis 2932Reuben having defiled his fathers concubine Bilhah lost his birthright and all the privileges of primogeniture the preeminence in the family being given to Judah and the double portion to the two sons of Joseph Genesis 35.

From the Biblical personal name Reuben see Rubin which was popular among Nonconformists from the 16th century onward. NOBSE Study Bible Name List and Jones Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names agree. The biblical meaning of the name Reuben is behold a son.

Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. This made him the brother of Moses and Miriam. Still the name Reuben also means Son Of Vision or Son Whos Seen.

Reûbên was the first and eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Reuben is derived from the Hebrew words raa meaning to see to understand and ben son As a phrase it translates to behold a son In the Bible Reuben is Jacobs first-born son by Leah and the founder of one of the tribes of Israel. This was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River.

According to the Book of Genesis Reuben Hebrew. In turn the name means behold a son. The name Reuben appears in the bible in the following verses.

Means behold a son in Hebrew. From the Hebrew form of the personal name Rubin. Meaning History.