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1 Chronicles 5:1 - 5:2

Sons of Reuben

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he profaned his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not recorded in the genealogy according to the birthright.
2 Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the ruler, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),