The account of Reuben's sin with Bilhah is briefly mentioned in Genesis 35:22: "While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel …

Nov 13, 2013 · “Defiled his father’s bed” reflects “Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine.” This in itself shoes how biblical authors drew upon earlier biblical texts and …

In the Book of Genesis, Reuben is briefly described as having had sexual activity with Bilhah, his stepmother 's maid and father's concubine in 35:22. On his deathbed, Jacob declares that …

Next, his firstborn son, Reuben, defiles the family by sleeping with one of Jacob's servant-wives. Though Jacob seems to do nothing, at first, Reuben will lose his birthright as a result.

And when Jacob returned and sought her, she said unto him: "I am not clean for thee, for I have been defiled as regards thee; for Reuben hath defiled me, and hath lain with me in the night, …

Nov 10, 2025 · In Genesis 35:22, we witness a significant moment in the life of Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob. The verse illustrates a serious act of betrayal as Reuben lays with …

Oct 21, 2025 · Genesis 35:22 records a disturbing moment in Israel’s early history: “While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel …

Mar 30, 2022 · All Reuven had been guilty of was to disarray the bedclothes, not to lie in them. He spoke about the person lying in the bed in the third person, instead of saying: “you lay in my …

Reuben was the eldest of Yaakov’s sons, but he lost his birthright because he defiled his father’s bed by sleeping with his mother-in-law Bilhah:- “And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that …

But while Israel lived in that land, Reuben went inside his father's tent and had sexual relations with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.