Gen.49.3

Genesis 49:3

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¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Jacob Blesses His Sons

Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons

Cross References

Revelation 3:14

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And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

To the Church in Laodicea

Deuteronomy 21:17

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But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn

Domestic Relations

Deuteronomy 33:6

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¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes

Psalm 78:51

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And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

Psalm 105:36

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He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.