Reuben

E64667

biblical figure patriarchal son tribal eponym

Reuben is the eldest son of the biblical patriarch Jacob and Leah, regarded as the firstborn of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure → patriarchal son → tribal eponym →
associatedEvent	sale of Joseph into slavery → search for mandrakes in the field →
associatedSymbolInTradition	mandrakes →
associatedWith	Twelve Tribes of Israel → mandrakes story in Genesis 30 →
birthOrder	firstborn son of Jacob →
birthplace	Paddan-aram →
condemnedBy	Jacob →
culturalContext	Ancient Israel →
describedIn	Jacob’s blessing in Genesis 49 →
father	Jacob →
genealogicalRole	ancestor of the Reubenites →
languageContext	Biblical Hebrew →
lostRight	birthright of the firstborn →
meaningOfName	"See, a son" →
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis → Hebrew Bible → Old Testament →
moralCharacterization	impetuous → unstable as water →
mother	Leah →
nameInHebrew	רְאוּבֵן →
notableAct	intended to rescue Joseph later → interceded to spare Joseph’s life → proposed throwing Joseph into a pit instead of killing him →
reasonForLossOfBirthright	offense involving his father’s concubine Bilhah →
religiousTradition	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
sibling	Asher → Benjamin → Dan → Gad → Issachar → Joseph → Judah → Levi → Naphtali → Simeon → Zebulun →
tribalTerritory	Transjordan → east of the Jordan River → region north of the Dead Sea →
tribeEponym	Tribe of Reuben →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Issachar → Judah son of Jacob ("Reuben son of Jacob") → Levi → Naphtali → Simeon → Zebulun →	sibling
Blessing of Moses →	addressesTribe
Tribe of Reuben →	ancestor
Rachel →	auntOf
Tribe of Reuben →	biblicalPatriarchAsEponym
Gad →	brother
Jacob →	father
Tribe of Reuben ("Reuben son of Jacob") →	founderTradition
Gad →	halfBrother
Asher →	halfBrotherOf
Israel →	hasChild
Leah →	motherOf
Tribe of Reuben →	namedAfter
Rachel →	stepmotherOf
Tribe of Reuben →	traditionallyDescendedFrom