Reuben definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Old Testment ... of the tribes of Israel II. noun Etymology: probably from Reuben Kulakofsky died 1960 American grocer Date: 1956 a grilled sandwich ... cheese, and sauerkraut usually on rye bread III. noun Etymology: Reuben L. Goldberg died 1970 American cartoonist Date: 1958 a statuette ... into Egypt (46:8) no further mention is made of Reuben beyond what is recorded in ch. 49:3,4. International ... place, Judah taking the first (Nu 2:10, etc.). To Reuben's intervention Joseph owed his escape from the fate proposed ... by his other brethren (Ge 37:29). Some have thought Reuben designed to set him free, from a desire to ...
Reuben, Tribe of definitions Easton's Bible Dictionary at the Exodus ... side of Jordan" (32:1-5). The lot assigned to Reuben was the smallest of the lots given to the trans ... 21, 23). It thus embraced the original kingdom of Sihon. Reuben is "to the eastern tribes what Simeon is to the ... the summary of his whole history. 'By the streams of Reuben,' i.e., by the fresh streams which descend from the ... met then as now to debate, in the 'streams' of Reuben great were the 'desires'", i.e., resolutions which were never ...
Reuben Lucius Goldberg definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn: Goldberg, Rube Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldberg]
... etc.; in Ex 6:14-27, where the sons of Reuben, Simeon and especially Levi, are given; in Nu 1:2 ... Manasseh 4 generations, 39 descendants; Asher 7 generations, 40 descendants; Reuben 8 (?) generations, 22 descendants; Gad 10 generations, 28 descendants; Ephraim ... naming of the founders of the twelve tribes; by Leah: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun (daughter Dinah); by Bilhah: Dan ... or new clans join them, until Leah has six "sons," Reuben, Simeon, etc.; Zilpah, two; Bilhah, two. Zilpah and Bilhah are ... be so called from the "totem" of the "Leah" tribe. Reuben (re'ubhen), original meaning unknown, unless Leah's emotional explanation ... full list follows: 1. Jacob. 2. Leah's descendants. A. Reuben = Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi. B. Simeon = Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, ...
... of Gad was with the standard of the camp of Reuben on the South side of the tabernacle (Nu 2:14 ... with their wide pastures, attracted the great flock-masters of Reuben and Gad. In response to their appeal Moses assigned them ... the victorious campaigns of Joshua were completed, the warriors of Reuben and Gad returned to their possessions in the East. They ... with any certainty the boundaries of the territory of Gad. Reuben lay on the South, and the half-tribe of Manasseh ... of the Arnon are assigned in 32:16 ff to Reuben. Again, Jos 13:26 makes Wady Chesban the southern boundary ... 8). For description of the country see GILEAD. 5. History: Reuben and Gad were absent from the muster against Sisera ( ...
... tribe named from Manasseh, half of which, with Gad and Reuben, occupied the East of Jordan (Nu 27:1, etc.). See ... warriors of this half-tribe passed over with those of Reuben and Gad before the host of Israel, and took their ... came from the East numbered, along with the men of Reuben and Gad, 120,000 (1Ch 12:37). David organized the ... of Moses. The reasoning is precarious. After the mention of Reuben (5:15,16), Gilead (5:17) may refer to Gad ...
... narrator was to analyze the name and declare its derivation. Reuben affords evidence to the same effect. The name was known ... in certain circles. The liquids, or, to speak particularly regarding Reuben, the liquids n and l, sometimes interchanged, giving rise to ... clear meaning of the good, simple Hebrew of the name Reuben. The name signifies either "vision of a son" or "Behold ... constantly before the mind of her husband. Gesenius remarks that Reuben means "properly, `See ye, a son!' but the sacred writer ...
... the Jews. He became the priest of the family. Thus Reuben was the first-born of the patriarchs, and so the ... to him. That honour was, however, transferred by God from Reuben to Levi (Num. 3:12, 13; 8:18). (2.) The ... double portion of the paternal inheritance (Deut. 21:15-17). Reuben was, because of his undutiful conduct, deprived of his birth ... the decision of the father, as in the case of Reuben (Ge 48:22; 49:3,4; 1Ch 5:1,2 ...