Why does the genealogy of Reuben open by explaining that he lost his birthright for defiling his father's bed, a detail from Genesis getting reasserted generations later? Apparently even in a formal genealogical record, that disqualification was stil...
Legal & Ethical<b>And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel</b> Now if you ask: since he was the firstborn, why did the kingship not emanate from him? He was indeed the firstborn, but when he desecrated his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of...
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