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Genesis 49:3

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might,

and the beginning of my strength,

excelling in honor,

excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 BSB

Genesis 49:3 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 21:17 (6 votes) and Psalm 78:51 (6 votes). 27 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 29 to Acts 3.

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Which verses does Genesis 49:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Deuteronomy 21:176 votes

    Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

  2. Psalm 78:516 votes

    He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

  3. Genesis 29:325 votes

    And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

  4. Psalm 105:365 votes

    Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.

  5. Genesis 48:183 votes

    “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

  6. Numbers 1:203 votes

    From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

  7. 1 Chronicles 2:13 votes

    These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

  8. 1 Chronicles 5:13 votes

    These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

  9. 1 Chronicles 5:33 votes

    The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

  10. Genesis 46:82 votes

    Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

  11. Numbers 26:52 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 49:3?

The 10 strongest of 27.