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The sonsבְּנֵיof Leah:לֵאָהReuben,רְאוּבֵןJacob’sיַעֲקֹבfirstborn,בְּכוֹרSimeon,וְשִׁמְעוֹןLevi,וְלֵוִיJudah,וִיהוּדָהIssachar,וְיִשָּׂשכָרand Zebulun.וּזְבוּלֻן
Genesis 35:23
Study it in the app“The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.”
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Genesis 35:23, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Leahלֵאָהlea
Leah
Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.
Where else “lea” appears- Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- Jacob’sיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyisashchar
Issachar
Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".
Where else “yisashchar” appears- and Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears
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Genesis 35:22-26
22While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali. 26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
The context
22While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
23 · This verse (above)
24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
To study Genesis 35 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?