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== Entry into Egypt ==
== Entry into Egypt ==
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Reuben followed his father Jacob into [[Egypt]]. He was 52 years old at this time. With him were at least one regular wife and the following named sons: [[Hanoch (son of Reuben)|Hanoch]], [[Phallu]], [[Hezron (son of Reuben)|Hezron]], and [[Carmi (son of Reuben)|Carmi]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=9}}</ref> How long he lived after that, the [[Bible]] does not say.
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Reuben followed his father Jacob into [[Egypt]]. He was 52 years old at this time. With him were at least one regular wife and the following named sons: [[Hanoch (son of Reuben)|Hanoch]], [[Phallu]], [[Hezron (son of Reuben)|Hezron]], and [[Carmi (son of Reuben)|Carmi]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=9}}</ref> How long he lived after that, the [[Bible]] does not say.
When [[Jacob]] was about to die, he said this of Reuben: {{Bible quote|Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father's bed, onto my couch and defiled it.|book=Genesis|chap=49|verses=3-4}}
This is a clear reference to Reuben's dalliance with Bilhah. While technically not incestuous (because Reuben was the son of Leah, not Bilhah) it was still presumptuous in a way that Jacob could not ignore.
== Reuben in fiction ==
Reuben appears chiefly in [[motion picture]] and [[television]] projects that tell the story of Joseph and his brothers. All of them describe Reuben as the one who prevailed on his brothers not to kill Joseph. Probably no such project has ever described Reuben gathering the mandrakes for his mother, or his act of disrespect in having an affair with Bilhah.
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