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Key facts
- Pronunciation
- Rəʾuven
- Born
- 1568 BC (14 Kislev , AM 2192 or AM 2193), Paddan Aram
- Died
- 1445 BC or 1444 BC ( AM 2317 or AM 2318) (aged 125)
- Resting place
- Tomb of Reuben , Israel , 31°55′46″N 34°44′02″E / 31.92944°N 34.73389°E / 31.92944; 34.73389
- Spouse
- Eliuram
- Children
- Hanok (son) Pallu (son) Hezron (son) Karmi (son)
- Parents
- Jacob (father) Leah (mother)
- Relatives
- Simeon (brother), Levi (brother), Judah (brother), Dan (half brother), Naphtali (half brother), Gad (half brother), Asher (half brother), Issachar (brother), Zebulun (brother), Dinah (sister), Joseph (half brother), Benjamin (half brother), Rachel (aunt/stepmother)
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Paddan Aram
- Father
- Jacob
- Mother
- Leah
- Sibling
- Gad
- Image
- Coter Reuben and his brothers (detail).jpg
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- native label
- ראובן
- present in work
- Genesis 48
- Commons category
- Reuben
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- date of birth
- 1669-00-00
- date of death
- 1445-00-00
- feast day
- December 11
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Encyclopedic overview
Reuben or Reuven (Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן, Standard Rəʾūven, Tiberian Rŭʾūḇēn) was the first of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, according to the Book of Genesis. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.
Etymology
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