Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reuben' occurs 74 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'reuben' in the standard works and contain 40.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 22:30-34 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 22:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 13:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)


Gen. 46:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 46:8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

 46:9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.




Num. 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 73 17 90
Gen. 13 0 13
Ex. 3 0 3
Num. 21 1 22
Deut. 3 4 7
Josh. 22 4 26
Judg. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 6 7 13
Ezek. 3 0 3
NT 1 0 1
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 74 17 91

Gen. 29:32
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

Gen. 30:14
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

Gen. 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Gen. 35:23
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

Gen. 37:21
And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Gen. 37:22
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Gen. 37:29
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Gen. 42:22
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Gen. 42:37
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

Gen. 46:8
And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

Gen. 46:9
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

Gen. 48:5
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

Gen. 49:3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: